Definitions
emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
Word origin
From drain + -age.
Used in a sentence
“It should move NR away from previous examples of repairs that have treated the symptoms (fixing the landslip) but not fixed the underlying cause (poor drainage), with the result that a second slip followed.”
“In the forward part of the cyclone, drainage katabasis is checked; but its highest intensity is observed in the rear part of the cyclone.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Liquid runoff”8 letters
02“Water removal”8 letters
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