Drain
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A drain
is a plumbing fixture that provides an exit-point for waste water or water that is to be re-circulated
Drain may also refer to:
Drain (plumbing)
A drain is the primary vessel for unwanted water to be flumed away, either to a more useful area, funnelled into a receptacle, or run into the sewers as waste.-Waste versus re-circulated drains:...
is a plumbing fixture that provides an exit-point for waste water or water that is to be re-circulated
Drain may also refer to:
- DrainageDrainageDrainage is the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from an area. Many agricultural soils need drainage to improve production or to manage water supplies.-Early history:...
, the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area- Storm drainStorm drainA storm drain, storm sewer , stormwater drain or drainage well system or simply a drain or drain system is designed to drain excess rain and ground water from paved streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and roofs. Storm drains vary in design from small residential dry wells to large municipal systems...
, a system of collecting and disposing of rain water in an urban area
- Storm drain
- Drain STHDrain STH-Biography:Noted today for their Seattle/Grunge sound, Stockholm all female quartet Drain STH have undergone many direction changes in both musical style and image. Guitarist Flavia Canel and drummer Martina Axén have been together in many acts starting with punk band Livin' Sacrifice...
, a disbanded female hard-rock band from Sweden - Drain (surgery)Drain (surgery)A surgical drain is a tube used to remove pus, blood or other fluids from a wound. Drains inserted after surgery do not result in faster wound healing or prevent infection but are sometimes necessary to drain body fluid which may accumulate and in itself become a focus of infection...
, a tube used to remove pus or other fluids from a wound - Drain, Maine-et-LoireDrain, Maine-et-LoireDrain is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
, a commune in Maine-et-Loire département, France - Drain (transistor), a terminal in a field effect transistor
- Waterloo & City LineWaterloo & City LineThe Waterloo & City line is a short underground railway line in London, which was formally opened on 11 July 1898. It has only two stations, Waterloo and Bank...
, in the London Underground, nicknamed the The Drain - Data Drain, a fictional element and technique in the .hack.hack.hack is a Japanese multimedia franchise that encompasses two projects; Project .hack and .hack Conglomerate. Both projects were primarily created/developed by CyberConnect2, and published by Bandai...
universe - Drain, OregonDrain, OregonDrain is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate is 1,075 residents. Drain is named after town founder and politician Charles J...
, a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States - Drains, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Drains Bog, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Drain (comics), a comic book series starring a vampire
- Drain (waterway), a stream or creek, as in "Lick Drain" in Tucker County, WVa