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drainage

/ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/ noun C1
  1. A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A system of drains. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A downward wind. (countable, uncountable)

Plural drainages

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Overcoming entrenched bureaucratic inertia and endless parliamentary debates, they hastily passed a bill to completely overhaul the metropolitan drainage system in record time.
The Great Stink and the Engineering of a Modern Metropolis, p. 1 · C2

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