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Flooding of low-lying and/or poor drainage areas may continue for a few hours until the water has had a chance to recede.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot
updated July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
Fire will continue to back, flank and head in Wooley Creek drainage in unburned pockets of vegetation under diurnal nighttime downslope winds.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Check the drainage of hibiscus plants in containers, ensuring that water can freely flow out through the holes in the bottom of the pot.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
The road work includes the installation of new curb and gutter as well as storm drainage improvements.
Detour routes will be in place using Mt. Hebron, Garrett and Rainbow roads, the release states.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot
updated July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
Fire will continue to back, flank and head in Wooley Creek drainage in unburned pockets of vegetation under diurnal nighttime downslope winds.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Check the drainage of hibiscus plants in containers, ensuring that water can freely flow out through the holes in the bottom of the pot.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
The road work includes the installation of new curb and gutter as well as storm drainage improvements.
Detour routes will be in place using Mt. Hebron, Garrett and Rainbow roads, the release states.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
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“Drainage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drainage. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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drainage
noun
drain·age
ˈdrā-nij 
1
a
: the act of draining
b
: something drained off
2
: a method of draining
also
: a system of drains
Medical Definition
drainage
noun
drain·age
ˈdrā-nij
1
: the act or process of drawing off fluids from a cavity or wound by means of suction or gravity
2
: a process of releasing internal conflicts or pent-up feelings (as hostility or guilt)
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