Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

updrainage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: updrainage
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Upstream in the direction of drainage.

Example Sentences

"The likely reason that the plant went belly up at that site was that a housing development went in updrainage of the site."

Etymology

From up- + drainage.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up

Inflected Forms

more updrainage (comparative) most updrainage (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

upgradient upslope upstream

Antonyms

downdrainage

Questions

What does updrainage mean?: Upstream in the direction of drainage.
Where does updrainage come from?: From up- + drainage.

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