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Answer for the clue "Drainage hinderer ", 7 letters:
hardpan

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Word definitions for hardpan in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hardpan \Hard"pan`\ (h[aum]rd"p[a^]n), n. The hard substratum. Same as Hard pan , under Hard , a.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A distinct layer of soil that is largely impervious to water. 2 A dry lake.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions [syn: caliche ]

Usage examples of hardpan.

He raised the light, flashing the beam across the round, smooth terraces of what had been superheated mud pits, now cooled to dance floors of garishly colored hardpan still ringed with the traces of final bubbles--and there they were.