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(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
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A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
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The process of pulling water from one area of a reef aquarium and pumping it immediately elsewhere in the tank to create higher flow and minimize dead spots.
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A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.
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(geology) To erode through physical or mechanical (rather than chemical) means, as the bed of a stream.
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A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
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A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
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A surface facility that drains into a septic tank
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alternative form of drainpipe [A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.]
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A slightly elevated and inclined surface, designed so that wet objects can be placed on that surface, and water on those objects can drip or drain away.
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(uncountable) The act of using a dredger or excavator to dredge a harbour, river, channel or watercourse.
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(roofing) A metal flashing or other overhanging component with an outward projecting lower edge, intended to control the direction of dripping water and help protect underlying building components.
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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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(civil engineering) A collapsible dam or levee designed to give way in extreme flood conditions in order to divert water away from more important water-control structures.
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Alternative form of gullywasher [(US, informal) An intense, but usually short-lived, rainstorm.]
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(transitive) To supply with a gutter or gutters.
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A sewer that intercepts sewerage destined for an outfall (e.g. into a river) and redirects it to a treatment plant.
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A gutter (for rainwater).
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(plumbing) The pipeline carrying wastewater to the public drains or a septic tank.
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(obsolete) A well; a small stream; a fountain; a spring.
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A motor vehicle equipped with water sprinklers for simulating rain during filming.
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The engineering and construction of sewerage systems.
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A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
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An industrial structure used in the treatment of sewage
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A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.
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A network of sewer pipes that geographically transfers wastewater; a sewer system.
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A drain for carrying off wastewater.
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A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
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The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken.
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A device for excavation, used on railways.
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(oil industry) Within the wellbore, towards the top of the hole.
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In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
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(sports) A place where an athlete can take a break and drink water.
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Alternative form of waterworks. [The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.]
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A rate or tax for the supply of water.
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Alternative form of waterworks [The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.]
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To pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil.
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Alternative form of water main [The principal pipe, usually underground, for conveying water to residential and business properties.]
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A channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof.
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(construction) A waterproof barrier that is used to prevent moisture from leaking through a joint.
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(countable, uncountable) Some action or activity done on, in, or using water.
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(figuratively) A source of supply.
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