updrainage en · ADJ
Etymology
From up- + drainage.
Meanings
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Upstream in the direction of drainage.
The likely reason that the plant went belly up at that site was that a housing development went in updrainage of the site.
1988 April 15, James Krohe Jr., “Where Has All the Flora Gone?”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2011:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more updrainage | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most updrainage | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |