Usually means: Underground pipe for redirecting water.
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  1. French drain: Merriam-Webster
  2. French drain: Wiktionary
  3. French drain: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. french drain: Dictionary.com
  5. French drain: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. French drain: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. French drain: Encyclopedia

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  1. French Drain: Urban Dictionary

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  1. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)
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  3. Urban Conservation Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (French drain)

noun:  A shallow trench, sometimes lined with tile or containing a perforated pipe, backfilled with gravel and then covered over, used to collect and channel runoff water.
noun:  A gravel-filled corridor with a perforated pipe running through it that runs against the foundation footings of a building, used to collect ground water and drain it away from the building's interior.

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