Drainage vs Seepage - What's the difference?

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Drainage is a related term of seepage.


As nouns the difference between drainage and seepage

is that drainage is while seepage is the process by which a liquid leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping.

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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    seepage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the process by which a liquid leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping
  • water that seeped or oozed through a porous soil

    • See also

    * seepage bed