| 单词 | catchwater drain |
| 释义 | > as lemmascatchwater drain 1. Esp. in catchwater drain. A ditch designed to channel water for irrigation or drainage, esp. on a hillside; (also) a drain which carries away surplus water from a canal or larger drain; a catch drain. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > contrivance for impounding water > weir > types of mill weirlOE foot weirc1474 kiddle1477 rowte weir1584 catchwater drain1744 carry1753 dam-head1762 overfall1764 gauge-weir1791 shutter weir1880 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [noun] > parts of > chambers or reservoirs receiver1702 hot well1729 catchwater drain1744 steam-vessel1769 explosion chamber1839 uptake1839 smoke-box1846 combustion chamber1854 receiver1873 tube-case1890 1744 J. Grundy Scheme for restoring & making Perfect Navigation River Witham 31 It will not only drain the said Lands, but serve as a Catch-Water Drain. 1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln xii. 275 The catch-water drain runs all winter. 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 256/2 I shall now proceed to describe the mode of discharging, by catch-water courses or drains, all the brooks and rivers which flow into it. 1877 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 2 844 The weirs or catchwaters are used to divert the water to the lades. 1963 Times 7 Mar. 10/6 Fourteen miles of catchwaters have been built around the valley, and it is hoped they will catch about 90 per cent of the rain that falls. 1982 Indian Forester Sept. 615 Soil conservation measures such as..catchwater drains, side gutters, cross drainage works and water tables, on forest roads, are being undertaken. 2017 S. Oosthuizen Anglo-Saxon Fenland vii. 118 (caption) The uplands lie to the right of the catchwater. < as lemmas |
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