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drainage system

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, geomorphology, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: system

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: flodsystem — pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
  • Dutch: drainagepatroon — pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
  • Dutch: dalstelsel — pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
  • German: Flusssystem — pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
  • German: Flussnetz — pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vassdrag — pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vassdrag — pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
  • Portuguese: rede de drenagem — pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
  • Portuguese: rede hidrográfica — pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
  • Spanish: red de drenaje — pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin