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Funny, I have heard them called French Drains

• martin_a 6y ago
  I think that's the English word for that, yes. In Germany we normally call it "Drainage" which is also a French word. Don't know what we Germans got with France and trenches... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  • richiebful1 6y ago
    Franco-Prussian War, World War I, World War II...
    • martin_a 6y ago
      </satire> ;-)
    • vctrs 6y ago
      Congratulations you identified the joke
• kyrieeschaton 6y ago
  "French" actually refers to the (American) popularizer, Henry French.
  • stan_rogers 6y ago
    Generically, it's usually "weeping tile".
• daniellarusso 6y ago
  From the surname of the implementor.