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🛠️ A drainage pipe 🛠️ To add drainage
to underdrain

to underdrain

7.5
To put pipes below ground to carry away extra water from land and buildings
  • verb
  • /ˈʌndərˌdreɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : instalar drenaje subterráneo
  • Farmers can raise and lower the drainage control height in the structure, depending on what farm operations they are doing and what season it is, being careful not to overdrain or underdrain their fields.

Examples

  • The contractor had to underdrain the foundation to protect the building from water damage.

  • To prevent flooding, they decided to underdrain the yard before the rainy season started.

  • Before planting, the gardener will underdrain the area to ensure proper soil moisture levels.

Surface Forms

underdrain infinitive
underdrained past
underdrained past participle
underdraining present participle
underdrains third person singular

Morphology

underdrain = drain (transparent) = under + drain

Verb formed by adding 'under-' meaning 'beneath' to the verb 'drain', meaning to drain from below.

Etymology

The verb underdrain is made from under- ('below') and drain ('to remove water'), so to underdrain land or a structure is to put drains under the soil so water can flow away.