French drain

noun

Etymology

Named after American inventor Henry F. French

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. 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