(chiefly, UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
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(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK).
The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.
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A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
Saganing Drain, ''Vermuyden's Drain, the South Drain river, Najafgarh drain''
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