Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounpattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
Similar
river system
More synonyms by meaning
nouna system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water
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Broader
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Translations
Danish flodsystem
- flodsystempattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
Dutch drainagepatroon, dalstelsel
- drainagepatroonpattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
- dalstelselpattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
German Flusssystem, Flussnetz
- Flusssystempattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
- Flussnetzpattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
Norwegian Bokmål vassdrag
- vassdragpattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
Portuguese rede de drenagem, rede hidrográfica
- rede de drenagempattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
- rede hidrográficapattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
Spanish red de drenaje
- red de drenajepattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
Cite this entry
APA
drainage system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drainage%20system
MLA
“drainage system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drainage%20system. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drainage system,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drainage%20system.
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