单词 | catch drain |
释义 | > as lemmascatch drain catch drain n. a ditch designed to channel water for irrigation or drainage, esp. on a hillside; (also) a drain which carries away surplus water from a canal or larger drain. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > [noun] > for catching water catch drain1779 acequia1811 1779 G. Boswell Treat. on watering Meadows xi. 88 If the situation of the land happens to be on the side of a hill, catch-drains are often absolutely necessary for watering the lower part of the hill. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. 945 Catch drain, a drain used on the side of a larger open one, or of a canal, to receive the surplus water of the principal conduit. 1961 Rep. National Dairy Res. Inst. Year ending June 1959 (Govt. India) No. 19. 5 A deep catch drain or intercepting drain has been constructed between the Western Jumna Canal and the Farm, so that the seepage water from the canal is checked from entering the farm. 2012 Tasmanian Country (Nexis) 19 Oct. 14 On the upper slopes he employs flood irrigation and..catch drains to direct the water. < as lemmas |
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