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French drain

noun

  1. a drainage trench filled to ground level with fragments of brick, rock, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of French drain1

First recorded in 1770–80
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Example Sentences

A linear French drain is like a gutter in the ground.

My plan was to install a large linear French drain behind the new retaining wall.

A team thought they recovered all of this fuel, but they missed about 5,000 gallons which flowed into a French drain and from there into the drinking water well.

The structure was in need of waterproofing around the foundation, including a new French drain to eliminate standing water in the crawl space.

Fuel they missed flowed into a French drain and from there into the drinking water well.

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