also: ドレイン · ドレーン
Refers to a drain in plumbing, engineering, or medical contexts. A common loanword in technical fields.
The floor drain is clogged and the water won't flow.
手術後にドレンを挿入した。
A drain was inserted after the surgery.
Most common katakana spelling for 'drain'.
Less common variant with long vowel.
Alternate spelling closer to English pronunciation.
Borrowed from English 'drain'.