canale di scarico — meaning in English

English meaning

• ditch noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
• floodgate noun An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.

Senses

canale di scarico is used for these senses in English:

• ditch A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
• floodgate An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.

ditch — full definition

1. noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
2. verb To abandon or get rid of something or someone.
3. verb To skip school or a class without permission.

floodgate — full definition

1. noun An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
2. noun Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion, etc.
3. noun A stream that passes through a floodgate; a torrent.

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