drainout

noun

drainout

noun

Etymology Deverbal from drain out.

1

A channel for the purpose of draining liquid out of a system.

  • The valves are removable from the surface without excavating the hydrants, and are provided with automatic drainouts with brass nipple, set below frost line, and are surrounded with a broken stone blind drain.1911, Engineering Review, volume 21, page 28:
Related terms
drainpipe, drainplug, cleanout

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