drainage

Plural: drainages

Noun

• The process or system by which water or other liquids are drained.
• emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
• A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.
• A system of drains.
• A downward wind.

Examples

• The drainage of high-value tiles from his rack left him with only vowels.

Synonyms

drain