French drain
nounEtymology
Named after American inventor Henry F. French
Definitions
A shallow trench, sometimes lined with tile or containing a perforated pipe, backfilled…
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.
A gravel-filled corridor with a perforated pipe running through it that runs against the…
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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for French drain. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA