drainback

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noun

Draining backward, or into an earlier stage of a system.

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Meanings

noundrainback (countable and uncountable, plural drainbacks)

plural drainbacks

  1. countableuncountableDraining backward, or into an earlier stage of a system.

Origin

From drain + back.

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Cite this entry
APA

drainback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drainback

MLA

“drainback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drainback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drainback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drainback.

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