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Drainage vs Receding - What's the difference?

drainage | receding |

As nouns the difference between drainage and receding

is that drainage is a natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area while receding is the action of something that recedes.

As a verb receding is

present participle of lang=en.

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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    receding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of something that recedes.
  • * 1829 , Josiah Conder, The Modern Traveler (page 205)
    • the great overflowings and recedings of the waters

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