counterdrain

noun

Etymology

From counter- + drain.

A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the…
A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the…
An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
To drain off excess fluid from a part of the body in which it accumulates.

No curated loop yet for counterdrain. 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