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dewater, v.|diːˈwɔːtə(r)|
[f. de- II. 2 + water n.]
trans. To remove the water from. So deˈwatered ppl. a., deˈwatering vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1909in Webster. 1923Glasgow Herald 10 Oct. 10 There is now more hope of getting through ‘dewatered’ roadways. 1929Times 10 May 22/3 The Lagan Navigation Company shall..dewater such portion of the canal. 1930Engineering 4 Apr. 436/1 These will be employed when de-watering of the culvert is necessary. 1960E. L. Delmar-Morgan Cruising Yacht Equip. & Navig. vi. 81 This type of dewatering protective was used very widely on flooded machinery. 1962Times 1 Feb. 3/4 Construction of and dewatering inside a cofferdam. 1969Washington Post 22 Feb. B1/4 Water consumption drops and the tunnel can be, in the jargon of the engineers, ‘dewatered’. That means drained. 1970Fremdsprachen XIV. 135 The carbon slurry is drawn off the bottom of the column to one of the dewatering bins. |