drain water — water drained off, especially by an artificial drainage system … Dictionary of ichthyology
drain water — waste water, sewage … English contemporary dictionary
drain — index consume, decrease, decrement, deplete, diminish, dissipate (expend foolishly), exhaust (deplete), expen … Law dictionary
Water heat recycling — (also known as drain water heat recovery, greywater heat recovery, or sometimes shower water heat recovery) is the use of a heat exchanger to recover energy and reuse heat from drain water from various activities such as dish washing, clothes… … Wikipedia
Water gang — Wa ter gang (O. E. Law) A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes. Burrill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drain — [[t]dre͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ drains, draining, drained 1) V ERG If you drain a liquid from a place or object, you remove the liquid by causing it to flow somewhere else. If a liquid drains somewhere, it flows there. [V n adv/prep] Miners built the tunnel… … English dictionary
drain — To conduct water from one place to another, for the purpose of drying the former. To make dry; to draw off water; to rid land of its superfluous moisture by adapting or improving natural water courses and supplementing them, when necessary, by… … Black's law dictionary
drain — To conduct water from one place to another, for the purpose of drying the former. To make dry; to draw off water; to rid land of its superfluous moisture by adapting or improving natural water courses and supplementing them, when necessary, by… … Black's law dictionary
water — I n. 1) to draw, run water (for a bath) 2) to add water 3) to drink; sip water 4) to pour; spill water 5) to splash; sprinkle; squirt water on 6) to boil, sterilize; chlorinate; distill; filter; fluoridate; purify; soften water 7) to drain water… … Combinatory dictionary
water — As designating a commodity or a subject of ownership, this term has the same meaning in law as in common speech; but in another sense, and especially in the plural, it may designate a body of water, such as a river, a lake, or an ocean, or an… … Black's law dictionary
Water heating — is a thermodynamic process using an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water are for cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry, both hot water and water heated to steam have… … Wikipedia
