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SUBSOIL DRAINAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

The removal of excess ground water from the crop root zone through the use of tile drains, mole drains, stone drains and pumping or corrugated perforated plastic tubing.

OBS

subsoil drainage: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • sub-surface drainage
  • sub-soil drainage
  • sub-drainage
  • under-drainage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
CONT

Exception faite du drainage par puits absorbants qui est une technique d'importance secondaire, le drainage souterrain consiste essentiellement à assainir le sol par des canalisations ou de simples galeries creusées dans le sol.

OBS

drainage souterrain; drainage du sous-sol : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
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