English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Drainage Pronunciation
Drainage is pronounced DRAY-nuhj, IPA /ˈdreɪnədʒ/.
DRAY-nuhj
US /ˈdreɪnədʒ/ · UK /ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/
Syllables: DRAY · nuhj (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The removal of water from land or buildings, or the system that carries it away.
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Drainage in a Sentence
- The drainage on that field has never worked.
- Poor drainage is why the cellar floods.
- They dug a new drainage channel along the hedge.
Common Mispronunciations of Drainage
Not DRAY-nayj
The age at the close is a quiet uhj, never the full ay the spelling seems to promise.
Not druh-NAYJ
Nothing behind the opening rises, so the word sits firmly on its first beat.
Tip: Drain, drained and drainage all keep that long ay.
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