Meanings
noundrain pan (plural drain pans)
plural drain pans
- A pan for collecting the condensate and funneling it to the drain line.
In an office building leased by the Canadian government in an eastern province, poorly designed condensate drain pans produced biological contamination and health effects serious enough to warrant a workers-compensation claim.
1999, George J. Benda, Indoor Air Quality Case Studies Reference Guide
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