drainage channel

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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channel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃæn.əl/us
/ˈtʃæn.əl/
a television or radio station (= an organization that broadcasts television or ...
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(Definition ofdrainageandchannelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The plots were oriented perpendicular to thedrainagechannelso that one half of each plot faced north and the other faced south.
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All three plots were placed perpendicularly to thedrainagechannelso that one half of each plot is facing north and the other is facing south.
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This forbids the building of any structure over a maindrainagechannelwithout the river board's consent.
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If thedrainagechannelof a river is altered, some other place on the coast is silted up.
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The drainage authorities having jurisdiction over any particular river are normally responsible for repairing war damage such as would impair the efficiency of the river as adrainagechannel.
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Motorcycles are banned from the red-surfaced central lane, which contains adrainagechannel, regardless of how it is being used.
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The intent of the project is to minimize both the flooding and the unsanitary stagnant water in thedrainagechannel.
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The lake levels at any given time were constrained by the elevation of the lowestdrainagechannel.
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Re-roofed as one with adrainagechannelthrough the middle, it is likely to have been used to house livestock.
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A shallowdrainagechannellong and wide runs the length of the entrance path.
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Adrainagechannelcarried roof water out through the east and west gates of the complex.
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During the rainy season, flooding causes havoc, and during the rest of the year, thedrainagechannelbecomes a breeding ground for disease.
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The main find was discovered during the cutting of adrainagechannelat a depth of about below the surface.
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They discharge the majority of stored water to the ocean via an ephemeral and highly mobiledrainagechannelor outlet.
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The floor was lined with bricks with a centraldrainagechanneland drain.
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A microcatheter will circumnavigate the canal around the iris, enlarging the maindrainagechanneland its smaller collector channels through the injection of a sterile, gel-like material called viscoelastic.
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The terrain is crested by limestone hills broken by steep drainage channels.
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The discharge from the drainage channels enabled the farm to receive sewage at a steady rate.
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These impressive works started in 1619 with the digging of adrainagechannelwith about twenty windmills, pumping water into the channel, discharging eventually into the sea.
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Indeed, the basic technological approach to drainage altered little until the nineteenth century when the inadequate outfall in the drainage channels was given a mechanical boost.
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