French drain
Diagram of a French drain
Meaning
Noun
- A shallow trench, sometimes lined with tile or containing a perforated pipe, backfilled with gravel and then covered over, used to collect and channel runoff water.
- A gravel-filled corridor with a perforated pipe running through it that runs against the foundation footings of a building, used to collect ground water and drain it away from the building's interior.
Related
Similar words
- weeping tile, foundation drain, rubble drain
Origin
- Perhaps after Henry French of Concord, MA
Modern English dictionary
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