counterdrain
English
noun
Definitions
- A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
- (surgery) An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
Etymology
Prefix from English drain.
Origin
English
drain
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- catchdrain English
- drain English
- drain-like English
- drainable English
- drainage English
- drainboard English
- draincock English
- drained English
- drainer English
- drainest English
- draineth English
- drainful English
- drainless English
- drainlike English
- drainmaker English
- drainpipe English
- drainplug English
- draintile English
- draintrap English
- drainwork English
- overdrain English
- redrain English
- subdrain English
- top-drain English
- underdrain English
- undrain English
- drainer French
- дрена Russian
- ドレイン Japanese
- dreinen Middle English