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Outflow vs Drainage - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between outflow and drainage

is that outflow is the process of flowing out while drainage is a natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area.

As a verb outflow

is to flow outward.

outflow

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The process of flowing out

    • Synonyms

    * (process of flowing out) effluence, efflux, effluxion

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To flow outward.

    • 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

    Anagrams

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