counterdrain.
A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
Meaning & usage
A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
Where this word comes from
From counter- + drain.
To drain off excess fluid from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
Where this word comes from
From counter- + drain.
Try it on your idea.
counterdrain has 12 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.