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SUBDRAIN [2 records]

Record 1 2011-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Sewers and Drainage
DEF

That portion of a building drainage system which does not drain by gravity into a building sewer but is discharged by a sump pump.

OBS

building subdrain: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • sub-drain
  • building sub-drain
  • house sub-drain

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Cette partie du système de drainage qui ne peut pas être écoulée par gravité dans l'égout du bâtiment.

OBS

sous-branchement d'égout : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

A drain that carries away groundwater or the drainage from prepared beds to which water or wastewater has been applied.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Tuyau ou canal disposé à la base d'un filtre et permettant l'évacuation du liquide traité ou de l'effluent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
  • Tratamiento del agua
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