Drainage; the act of draining or discharging water or liquid — including sewerage and pumping out water.
大雨の後、街の排水が追いつかずに道路が冠水した。
After the heavy rain, the city's drainage couldn't keep up and the roads were flooded.
工場では排水の処理を厳しく管理している。
The factory strictly controls the treatment of its wastewater.
庭の水は排水溝に流すようにしてください。
Please direct the garden water into the drain.
Displacement (technical): in some technical contexts (e.g., naval architecture), refers to displacement or the volume/weight of water moved.
この小型船の排水は約200トンだ(排水量として計測される)。
The displacement of this small ship is about 200 tons (measured as displacement).
設計図に基づいて船の排水を計算する必要がある。
It is necessary to calculate the ship's displacement according to the design drawings.