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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a drainage system" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a system designed to remove excess water or liquid waste from a specific area.
Example: "The city is investing in a new drainage system to prevent flooding during heavy rainstorms."
Alternatives: "water management system" or "sewage system".
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A large decked terrace overhangs a pond which acts as a drainage system.
Top of my wish-list would be a drainage system like that at Lord's".
The garage has shelves, a drainage system and an upper-level recreation room.
Unfortunately, the deposits that could prove such a drainage system existed have not been found.
It features a drainage system that recirculates rainwater to a retention pond and provides wetlands for wildlife.
It cannot be quite watertight, but he engineers a drainage system to let any excess water out.
The craziest: bodies were found underneath a surface as a drainage system was being installed.
Ceilings are crumbling, the result of a drainage system that misdirects rainwater.
Bulldozers sliced slabs of earth and six drilling rigs bored holes for a drainage system.
Built in 1850, the Landwehrkanal was once used as a drainage system and to transport goods.
The outlet for a drainage system may be a natural stream or river or a large constructed ditch.
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