DRAINS

"DRAINS" is a plural of: drain.

Date "DRAINS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Hydrologic

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: DRAINS

With its patented design, the fat drains directly into my mouth. (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The Complete Handyman: Decorations, Brickwork, Concrete, Tools, Furniture Repairs, Fixings, Drains, Leaking Roofs, Gates and Fences, Recipes, Windows, (reference)

• Prefabricated Vertical Drains and Pavement Drainage Systems (Transportation Research Record, 1156) [PHOTOCOPY] (reference)

• Sewer and water-main design tables: British and metric: tables of flow in sewers, drains and watermains in British and metric units, also tables of rainfall, run-off, repayment of loans, etc. (reference)

• Construction Technology Vol. 1: Substructure, Superstructure, Finishings, Fittings, Water and Drains (reference)

• Tolerable movement of bridge foundations, sand drains, K-test, slopes, and culverts (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The tide gate at the mouth of Army Creek on the Delaware side of the river. The tide gate drains flood and rain water out of the creek to prevent flooding. The five circular mechanisms on the gate open and close to control water flow. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

An image of Gambacorta Creek, this creek is less than a mile from Army Creek and also drains into the Delaware River. This image shows the Gambacorta tide gate nearing low tide. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Sanitary engineering : Health Department laying tile drains, Panama Canal. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Autumn panorama, with log Church of Saint Nicholas (1846), southwest view, which was originally built near the site where Lake Baikal drains into the Angara River, Listvianka, Russia. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540.

Log Church of Saint Nicholas (1846), bell tower, southwest view, which was originally built near the site where Lake Baikal drains into the Angara River, Listvianka, Russia. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540.

Farmers return to old oaken bucket as drought drains wells. Credit: Library of Congress.

Gigantic glacier system that drains the northeastern face of Mt. McKinley. Credit: Library of Congress.

Privy near Capitol, Washington, D.C. This outbuilding leaks and drains on land about it. Negro inhabitants appear oblivious to it all. No door to this privy, but a sheet of canvas which is seldom used. Credit: Library of Congress.

Sugarcane juice drains from barrel into vat, is boiled into molasses as it runs through to last section. Racine, West Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress.

Sugar cane juice drains from barrel into vat, is boiled into sorghum molasses as it reaches last section of vat. Racine, West Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

Careful hemostasis is essential and drains are rarely necessary. (references)

The doctor inserts the needle through the skin and drains the fluid through the catheter. (references)

Eventually, the urine drains from the kidneys into the bladder through larger tubes called ureters. (references)

Business

An initiative by the National Household Hazardous Waste Forum aims to double the number of oil recycling banks in the UK. One of the main objectives is to recover much of the unaccounted for waste oil that is produced by DIY mechanics, much of it currently being tipped into municipal drains. (references)

Economic History

Cambodia

For the next 64 years, the conservancy worked to clear away the forest, repair foundations, and install drains to protect the buildings from their most insidious enemy:water. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "DRAINS": finger drains ♦ floor drains ♦ line drains ♦ mole drains ♦ sheep drains ♦ spacing of drains ♦ surface drains ♦ tile drains. Additional references.

Ending with "DRAINS": bush-drains, flood-drains, land-drains.

Bulgarian 

утайка (crust, deposit, dregs, faeces, feculence, grouts, offscourings, precipitate, precipitation, ragtag, residue, residuum, rinsings, sediment, sludge, warp), канализация (drainage, piping, sanitation, sewage, sewerage). (various references)

Chinese 

畎 (field drains). (various references)

Danish

drænrør (tile drains), drænrørsafstand (spacing of drains, tile-drain spacing), draentank for dekontamineringsvaesker (decontamination drains tank), kombinationsdraen (surface-cum-seepage drains), afloebsvaesker fra dekontaminering (decontamination drains, decontamination liquor), behandles efter de bedste forhåndenværende metoder inden udledning i kloak eller vandmiljø (treat using the best available techniques before discharge into drains or the aquatic environment), et draenroer med eller uden filter opsamler det udtraengende vand fra skraenten og leder det til broende (filter pipes and slotted pipes(i.e.subsoil drains, sub-drains)collect the seepage water /cut-off water/ from the slope and discharge it into gullies), fingerdræn (finger drains), afloeb for kemikalier (chemical drains), gulvafløbsvand (dirty waste stream, floor drains), udled ikke stoffet i kloak eller miljø,men aflever det til en autoriseret affaldsindsamlingsvirksomhed (dispose in an authorised waste collection point, dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment), må ikke kommes i kloakafløb (do not empty into drains), maskine til nedlægning af drænrør (drain pipe laying machine, machine for laying drains, pipe layer, title layer), muldvarpedraen (mole drains), overfladedraen (surface drains), S29 (do not empty into drains), S56 (dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment), system af smaa groefter (sheep drains), forurenet affaldsvand (dirty waste stream, floor drains). (various references)

Dutch

draineerbuizenlegger (ditcher, drain pipe laying machine, machine for laying drains, pipe layer, title layer), deze stof en de verpakking naar inzamelpunt voor gevaarlijk of bijzonder afval brengen (dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment), drain voor meerdere doeleinden (surface-cum-seepage drains), drainafstand (spacing of drains, tile-drain spacing), drainbuis (buried drain, covered drain, drain, drain pipe, drain tile, field drain, field drain pipe, land pipe, lateral drain, subsoil pipe, subsurface drain, tile drains, underdrain), moldrain (mole drains), met de best beschikbare technieken behandelen alvorens in het riool of het aquatisch milieu te lozen (treat using the best available techniques before discharge into drains or the aquatic environment), sleufdrains (finger drains), niet in het riool of het milieu lozen,naar een erkend afvalinzamelpunt brengen (dispose in an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment), aftappunt (line drains, outlet, outlet structure), oppervlaktedrains (surface drains), S29 (do not empty into drains), S56 (dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment), boekweitdrain (sheep drains), afval niet in de gootsteen werpen (do not empty into drains), filter-of gaatjesbuizen verzamelen het geinfiltreerde water uit de zijbermen en voeren het in kolken af (filter pipes and slotted pipes(i.e.subsoil drains, sub-drains)collect the seepage water /cut-off water/ from the slope and discharge it into gullies). (various references)

Finnish

tiiliputki (buried drain, covered drain, drain, drain pipe, drain tile, field drain, field drain pipe, land pipe, lateral drain, subsoil pipe, subsurface drain, tile drains, underdrain), salaojasto (finger drains), salaojaputkien välinen etäisyys (spacing of drains, tile-drain spacing), pintaoja (surface drains), ojaväli (spacing of drains, tile-drain spacing), myyräoja (mole drains), laidunsalaoja (sheep drains), kuivatusojasto (finger drains). (various references)

French

draine, asséche. (various references)

German

entwässert, Abläufe (procedures, processes). (various references)

Greek 

αποχέτευση (drainage). (various references)

Italian

distanza dei dreni (spacing of drains, tile-drain spacing), dreno (buried drain, covered drain, drain, drain pipe, drain tile, field drain, field drain pipe, land pipe, lateral drain, subsoil pipe, subsurface drain, tile drains, underdrain), posadreni (drain pipe laying machine, machine for laying drains, pipe layer, pipe laying outfit, title layer), canale di drenaggio scavato dalla talpa (mole drains), canale di drenaggio superficiale (surface drains), canale di drenaggio tipico dei pascoli di alta montagna (sheep drains), canale di scarico dell'acqua di superficie e dell'acqua meteorica (surface-cum-seepage drains), macchina posatubi (drain pipe laying machine, machine for laying drains, pipe layer, title layer), non gettare i residui nelle fognature (do not empty into drains, S29), Acque di scarico sporche (dirty waste stream, floor drains), non scaricare nelle fognature o nell'ambiente,smaltire i residui in un punto di raccolta rifiuti autorizzato (dispose in an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment), Vasca per gli scarichi di decontaminazione (decontamination drains tank), S29 (do not empty into drains, S29), S56 (dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment, S56), Scarichi chimici (chemical drains), Scarichi di decontaminazione (decontamination drains, decontamination liquor), serie de dreni paralleli (finger drains), smaltire i residui in un punto di raccolta rifiuti autorizzato (dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment, S56), una condotta in tubi perforati o a feritoia raccoglie l'acqua di infiltrazione delle scarpate convogliandola in pozzi di evacuazione (filter pipes and slotted pipes(i.e.subsoil drains, sub-drains)collect the seepage water /cut-off water/ from the slope and discharge it into gullies), utilizzare le migliori tecniche di trattamento disponibili prima di scaricare nelle fognature o nell'ambiente acquatico (treat using the best available techniques before discharge into drains or the aquatic environment), non scaricare nelle fognature o nell'ambiente (dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment, S56). (various references)

Pig Latin

ainsdray

Portuguese

distância entre os drenos (spacing of drains, tile-drain spacing), dreno (drain), drenos de descontaminação (decontamination drains, decontamination liquor), drenos de linha (line drains), drenos de superfície (surface drains), drenos de superfície e de descarga (surface-cum-seepage drains), drenos-topo (mole drains), não deitar os resíduos nos esgostos (do not empty into drains, S29), corrente de desperdícios sujos (dirty waste stream, floor drains), entregar num local autorizado para recolha de resíduos (dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment, S56), espaçamento dos drenos (spacing of drains, tile-drain spacing), antenas de drenagem (finger drains), máquina para colocar tubos de drenagem (drain pipe laying machine, machine for laying drains, pipe layer, title layer), tubo perfurado:dreno:água de infiltração;-os tubos perfurados ou drenos recolhem as águas de infiltração do talude e escoam-nas nos esgotos (filter pipes and slotted pipes(i.e.subsoil drains, sub-drains)collect the seepage water /cut-off water/ from the slope and discharge it into gullies), não efectuar a descarga no sistema de esgotos ou no ambiente (dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment, S56), não efectuar a descarga no sistema de esgotos ou no ambiente;entregar num local autorizado para recolha de resíduos (dispose in an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment), rede de drenos (finger drains), S29 (do not empty into drains, S29), S56 (dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment, S56), sangradouros de drenagem (sheep drains), sistema de esgotos químicos (chemical drains), solução de descontaminação (decontamination drains, decontamination liquor), tanque para drenos de descontaminação (decontamination drains tank), tratar usando as melhores técnicas conhecidas antes da descarga no sistema de esgotos ou no ambiente aquático (treat using the best available techniques before discharge into drains or the aquatic environment), máquina para colocar drenos (drain pipe laying machine, machine for laying drains, pipe layer, pipe laying outfit, title layer). (various references)

Spanish

drenes superficiales (surface drains), desagüe (drain, drainage, draining, gutter, outfall, outflow, outlet, plughole), desagüe de descontaminación (decontamination drains, decontamination liquor), desagüe de piso (dirty waste stream, floor drains), distancia entre tuberías (spacing of drains, tile-drain spacing), drenaje tipo sangría (sheep drains), drenes combinados (surface-cum-seepage drains), drenes de descarga del agua del terreno y de aguaceros (surface-cum-seepage drains), drenes de topos (mole drains), no tirar los residuos por el desagüe (do not empty into drains, S29), máquina colocadora de tubos de drenaje (drain pipe laying machine, machine for laying drains, pipe layer, title layer), vaciadero de la conducción (line drains), no verter en desagües o en el ambiente, elimínese en un punto autorizado de recogida de residuos (dispose in an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment), abanico de drenaje (finger drains), no verter en desagües o en el medio ambiente. Elimínese en un punto autorizado de recogida de residuos (dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment, S56), S29 (do not empty into drains, S29), S56 (dispose to an authorised waste collection point, do not discharge into drains or the environment, S56), separación de drenes (spacing of drains, tile-drain spacing), tanque de desagüe de descontaminación (decontamination drains tank), toperas (mole drains), trátese con las mejores técnicas disponibles antes de verter en desagües o en el medio acuático (treat using the best available techniques before discharge into drains or the aquatic environment), colocadora de drenes o tuberías (drain pipe laying machine, machine for laying drains, pipe layer, title layer), aguas residuales químicas (chemical drains), los tubos perforados y los tubos ranurados recogen el agua de infiltración de las pendientes y la evacuan en los sumideros (filter pipes and slotted pipes(i.e.subsoil drains, sub-drains)collect the seepage water /cut-off water/ from the slope and discharge it into gullies). (various references)

Swedish

dräneringsrör av tegel (tile drains), dräneringsfåror (sheep drains), dräneringsavstånd (spacing of drains, tile-drain spacing), ytdränering (surface drains), tegelrör (tile drains), mullvadsdrän (mole drains), kombinationsdrän (surface-cum-seepage drains), avtappningsanordning i sprinklersystem (line drains). (various references)

Misspellings

"DRAINS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adrain, daina, daines, dains, darcians, darics, Dariuss, darnis, Darwins, derains, dorians, dorkins, drails, draine, draino, drainos, drainy, Dranich, draon, dravin, drinds, droin, druin, druins, Druzina, irians. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: dinars, nadirs, ranids.

-1 letter: airns, darns, dinar, drain, nadir, nards, naris, raids, rains, rands, ranid, ranis, rinds, sarin.

-2 letters: aids, ains, airn, airs, ands, anis, arid, dais, darn, dins, nard, rads, raid, rain, rand, rani, rias, rids, rind, rins, sadi, said, sain, sand, sard, sari.

-3 letters: ads, aid, ain, air, ais, and, ani, ars, din, dis, ids.

+1 letter: aldrins, darings, durians, gradins, innards, inroads, inwards, ordains, qindars, radians, randies, ribands, sadiron, sandier, sardine.

+2 letters: andirons, androids, aneroids, araneids, aridness, arsenide, brandies, brandish, brigands, cardings, darlings, darnings, denarius, deraigns, detrains, diatrons, dinosaur, distrain, diurnals, drainers, drawings, gradines, grandsir, inboards, indrafts, insnared, intrados, invaders, islander, laniards, mandrils, misandry, misbrand, misdrawn, nearside, niggards, ordinals, poniards, radiants, randiest, readings, ribbands, rimlands, sadirons, sardines, sardonic, serranid, spandril, sprained, stinkard, strained, swarding, unbraids, unitards, unraised, uranides.