avlopp — meaning in English

English meaning

• drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
• sewer noun An underground pipe or channel that carries away waste water and sewage.

Senses

avlopp 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)
• sewer A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

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.

sewer — full definition

1. noun An underground pipe or channel that carries away waste water and sewage.
2. noun A person who sews.

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