drainage
/ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/noun
उच्चारण ड्रेनिज
जल-निकासी
Core word
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[U]
the process by which water or liquid waste is drained from an area; a system of drains
जल-निकासी
- drainage system
- Poor drainage causes water to collect on the roads after rain.
- The city is building better drainage to prevent floods.
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- Good drainage is essential for growing wheat in clay soil.
- Residents complained about the blocked drainage in their colony.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
drainage (uncountable noun)
Drainage is uncountable and takes a singular verb. It means both the process of draining and the system of pipes or channels.
'Drainage' अगणनीय है और singular verb लेती है। इसका अर्थ draining की प्रक्रिया और नालियों-पाइपों की व्यवस्था, दोनों हैं।
- Poor drainage caused the flooding.
- The drainage in the new colony is excellent.
drainage + noun (modifier)
It comes before another noun to form compounds: drainage system, drainage pipe, drainage channel.
यह दूसरी संज्ञा से पहले आकर compound बनाता है: drainage system, drainage pipe, drainage channel।
- The city is building a new drainage system.
drainage of sth
Use of for the thing being drained, such as a field or wetland.
जिसका जल निकाला जा रहा हो, उसके लिए 'of' आता है, जैसे खेत या दलदल।
- The drainage of the swamp took three years.
drainage (geography)
In geography, a drainage basin or pattern describes how rivers collect water from an area.
भूगोल में drainage basin या pattern बताता है कि नदियाँ किसी क्षेत्र का जल कैसे एकत्र करती हैं।
- The Ganga drainage basin is one of the largest in the world.
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adjective + drainage
poorgoodadequateundergroundsurfacenatural
- Good drainage keeps the playground dry after rain.
drainage + noun
systempipechannelbasinpatternproblem
- The village has an open drainage channel along the road.
verb + drainage
improverepaircleanlayprovide
- The corporation promised to improve drainage in the low-lying areas.
drainage + preposition
of the cityfrom the roofin the areathrough pipes
- Drainage from the roof is carried through pipes.
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- Poor drainage turned the street into a pond after the first shower.
खराब जल-निकासी के कारण पहली बौछार के बाद सड़क तालाब बन गई।
- The farmers demanded better drainage for their paddy fields.
किसानों ने अपने धान के खेतों के लिए बेहतर जल-निकासी की माँग की।
- Radhika's geography project was on river drainage patterns.
राधिका का भूगोल का project नदी अपवाह प्रणालियों पर था।
- Sand helps the soil drainage in pots.
रेत गमलों की मिट्टी में जल-निकासी में सहायता करती है।
- Drainage works were completed before the monsoon.
मानसून से पहले जल-निकासी के काम पूरे कर लिए गए।
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✗ The drainages in the city are very poor.
✓ The drainage in the city is very poor.
Drainage is uncountable in this meaning, so it has no plural and takes a singular verb.
इस अर्थ में 'drainage' अगणनीय है, इसलिए इसका बहुवचन नहीं बनता और singular verb आती है।
✗ The area has a poor drainage.
✓ The area has poor drainage.
Do not use a with uncountable drainage.
अगणनीय 'drainage' के साथ 'a' नहीं लगता।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Geography: drainage patterns include dendritic (tree-like), radial and trellis.
भूगोल में अपवाह प्रतिरूपों में वृक्षाकार (dendritic), अरीय (radial) और जालीनुमा (trellis) शामिल हैं।