Sentence examples for served as a drain from inspiring English sources

Defenseless under the storm's ravages, the Brooklyn-Battery instead served as a drain for Lower Manhattan, filling with nearly 100 million gallons of water.

We would all share the bathroom between our two cabins, with a toilet and a sink with a detachable shower head (the whole floor serves as a drain).

The canal served two purposes: first, as a means of transporting goods and people to and from the plantation; and second, it served as a massive drainage ditch as the slaves of Somerset Place worked to drain the surrounding swamps.

At a cocking main, in a boxing ring, there was equal opportunity, and the blood letting served as a mechanism which helped drain frustration.

Poached eggs should be served as soon as they're removed from the water and drained.

A 30 ton refrigeration unit that normally served as a safety component to cool the MIC storage tank had been drained of its coolant for use in another part of the plant [ 3].

The two assaults have served as a show of strength, a propaganda boost for supporters of the group and have drained attention and resources from the Mosul campaign.

He never served as a parish priest.

The roof served as a terrace.

He later served as a backfield coach.

This served as a go-signal.