drainwork

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noun

The drains of a building etc.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noundrainwork (countable and uncountable, plural drainworks)

plural drainworks

  1. countableuncountableThe drains of a building etc.

    Such drainwork should be laid with a compressible layer above and immediately over the pipework[…]

    2003, Peter Glover, Building surveys

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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