drainage canal

collocation in English

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drainage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/us
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/
the system of water or waste liquids flowing away from somewhere into the ground or ...
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canal
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈnæl/us
/kəˈnæl/
a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area ...
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(Definition ofdrainageandcanalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Harsha, for whom the largedrainagecanalon the outskirts of the city was named.
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In 1932, adrainagecanalwas dug which converted nontillable land into land fit for farming.
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The lands that were obtained through the desiccation of the lake area were distributed among the people who had built thedrainagecanal.
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At approximately 6:00 p.m., the victims partially nude body was found in adrainagecanal.
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Both of these were behind a smalldrainagecanalthat ran east-west.
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The area is about 175 sqmi, mostly protected from flooding by a levee anddrainagecanalsystem.
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In 2002, accumulated rainwater in the lake rose to dangerous levels during the rainy monsoon season, breached the artificialdrainagecanal, and triggered mild lahar flows in the area.
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My questions will relate to the warning system, the maintenance of culverts and drainage canals, local government funding and the uninsurable risk that many householders are facing.
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Marshy meadows lie to the north, where the fields are arranged in beds with drainage canals.
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Other smaller rivers were straightened and turned into drainage canals.
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The canal intercepts the drainage canals and the rivers flowing westward between the two main rivers.
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Decades earlier, farmers built numerous drainage canals to create arable farming land.
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It is in charge of development and management of water resources, and operating and maintaining dams, weirs, irrigation canals and drainage canals.
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In winter and spring, the lake water is fresh with rain and the waters carried by drainage canals.
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After that, work began on the construction of drainage canals and the industrial cutting of peat, which reached its zenith after 1945.
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It can be a challenging procedure because the epicanthal folds overlay the lacrimal canaliculi (tear drainage canals).
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Lack of drainage canals and the enforcement by officials to address these problems contribute to pollution of land and water.
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