English Explanatory Dictionary

counterdrain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
  2. An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
verb
  1. To drain off excess fluid from a part of the body in which it accumulates.

Word forms

counterdrain counterdrains counterdraining counterdrained

Etymology

From counter- + drain.

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