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counterdrain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-terdrain
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.

noun

An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.

verb

To drain off excess fluid from a part of the body in which it accumulates.

Etymology

From counter- + drain.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

counterdrains (plural) counterdrains (present, singular) counterdraining (participle, present) counterdrained (participle, past) counterdrained (past)

Questions

What does counterdrain mean?
A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
Where does counterdrain come from?
From counter- + drain.

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