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desagüe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
  • gutter noun A channel along the edge of a road or roof that carries away rainwater.
  • sewage noun Waste water and solid waste carried away through sewers for treatment or disposal.
  • sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.
  • sinkhole noun A hole in the ground formed when water dissolves underlying rock, causing the surface to collapse.

Senses

desagüe is used for these senses in English:

  • drain (chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
  • gutter A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
  • sewage A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
  • sink A drain for carrying off wastewater.
  • sinkhole A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
  • storm drain (US) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without passing through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.

drain — full definition

  1. noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
  2. verb To cause liquid to flow away, or for liquid to flow away, from something.
  3. verb To gradually use up someone's energy, money, or resources.
  4. noun Something that steadily consumes resources without giving anything back.

gutter — full definition

  1. noun A channel along the edge of a road or roof that carries away rainwater.
  2. noun A morally low or degrading state or environment.
  3. verb (of a candle flame) To flicker unsteadily as it burns down, as if about to go out.

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