Sanitation vs Drainage - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between sanitation and drainage

is that sanitation is the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste while drainage is a natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area.

sanitation

English

(wikipedia sanitation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.
  • The policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures.

    • Hypernyms

    * (policy and practice) public health

    Related terms

    * sanitarian * sanitary * sanitisation * sanitise * sanitization * sanitize

    See also

    * sewage * sewage treatment * microorganisms * disease * disinfection

    drainage

    English

    (wikipedia drainage)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area.
  • A system of drains.

    • Derived terms

    * positive drainage

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