empty directly

Frequency: 5.84.3 per million words

to flow or pour into something without intermediate steps

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Examples (10)

  • Water from the underground pipes empties directly into nearby streams.
  • The main sewer line empties directly into the treatment plant.
  • This small river empties directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The factory's waste pipe used to empty directly into the lake, causing pollution.
  • A newly constructed drainage channel will empty directly into the reservoir.
  • All the gutters on the roof are designed to empty directly into the storm drain system.
  • The holding tank is engineered to empty directly into the emergency basin if it overflows.
  • After the storm, the flooded fields began to empty directly into the main canal.
  • Be careful, as this industrial runoff empties directly into a public waterway.
  • The design specifies that the aqueduct will empty directly into the city's water supply.