drain
A channel or underground pipe which carries surface water and/or foul water, strictly distinguished from a sewer by serving one property only.
- blocked drain,
- combined drain,
- drain cover,
- drain run,
- drain survey,
- drainage,
- dual drainage,
- field drain,
- foul water,
- foul water drain,
- French drain,
- gully,
- leaking drain,
- linear drain,
- mole drain,
- pipe drain,
- rooter (drains),
- sewer,
- surface water,
- surface water drain,
- water trap
This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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