drainage-n; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: emptying by draining

Commentary: DRAINAGE[+event] The emptying of something, accomplished through the draining process.

Examples:
The drainage of the pool took three days.
I'm afraid we've got a drainage blockage in your shower.
There was a drainage failure when John attempted to flush the toilet.

Mappings:
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1