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Meaning of French drain | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A shallow trench, sometimes lined with tile or containing a perforated pipe, backfilled with gravel and then covered over, used to collect and channel runoff water.
  2. A gravel-filled corridor with a perforated pipe running through it that runs against the foundation footings of a building, used to collect ground water and drain it away from the building's interior.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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