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Discover LudwigThe phrase "open drain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to plumbing, drainage systems, or engineering to describe a drainage system that is not sealed or closed.
Example: "The contractor recommended installing an open drain to allow for better water flow during heavy rainfall."
Alternatives: "unsealed drain" or "exposed drain".
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Step outside the market, across an open drain, and it is a different story.
A fish factory sits on its edge and every open drain reeks of fish.
The home of Dramane Maulvi Haidara is down a dusty alleyway of pot-holes with an open drain alongside.
Ibsen's play is indeed an open drain; though it takes an actor of Cusack's calibre to plumb the depths.
Nearby, an open drain carried a stream of tannery waste down a gentle slope to the Ganges.
But in time South Boston started to empty — slowly at first, and then like a bathtub with an open drain — and Saints Peter and Paul emptied, too.
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The stink of algae, of open drains.
These are separated by narrow lanes and open drains.
Dirty water flows in open drains in cramped neighbourhoods.
Some areas suffer from eroded housing lots and roadways, clogged open drains, and accumulated trash.
You might want to watch your step, to avoid falling into the stinking open drains.
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