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table drain
open road drain along the sides of a macadamised road: He ran his car off the road into the table drain.
Contributor's comments: Also used in New England region of NSW.
Contributor's comments: This is also used in the Goulburn Valley .
Contributor's comments: Table drain is also used throughout Tasmania.
Contributor's comments: Used extensively throughout eastern Australia.
Contributor's comments: Heard it in Sydney, the table drain at the end of the oval keeps flooding. Also sometimes a spoon drain.
Contributor's comments: When I did my training as a Road Design Draftsman in Brisbane, we always referred to any open drain running parallel to the road carriageway as a table drain.