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Dragonslayer (1981 film)
Dragonslayer (1981) is a Disney/Paramount dark fantasy directed by Matthew Robbins, starring Peter MacNicol and Ralph Richardson, whose dragon Vermithrax Pejorative was animated by ILM using go motion; a box office flop later acclaimed for its effects.
Dragoon
Dragoon: originally a mounted infantryman named after his "dragon" carbine, who rode to battle and fought on foot; from the late 18th century the term meant medium cavalry, and it survives in modern armoured regiments such as the Royal Dragoon Guards.
Dragoş Benea
Dragoş Benea is a Romanian politician of the Social Democratic Party who has served in the European Parliament since 2019 and has chaired its Committee on Regional Development since 2024.
Dragostea Din Tei
Dragostea din tei is a 2003 Romanian-language Eurodance hit by Moldovan trio O-Zone, written by Dan Bălan; 12 weeks atop the Eurochart Hot 100, about 12 million copies sold, and made viral by the Numa Numa video.
Dragotin Kette
Dragotin Kette (1876–1899) was a Slovene poet, one of the four central figures of the Slovene Moderna, known for his modernized sonnets and lyric poetry.
Dragula (song)
Dragula is a 1998 Rob Zombie song, the first single from Hellbilly Deluxe on Geffen, written with producer Scott Humphrey and named after Grandpa Munster's car in The Munsters; it became his signature solo song and a Halloween staple.
Dragunov SVU
The Dragunov SVU, designated OTs-03, is a Russian bullpup designated marksman rifle built on the Dragunov SVD action and produced in Tula since the mid-1990s for Russian law enforcement.
Dragutin Dimitrijević (Драгутин Димитријевић)
Dragutin Dimitrijević Apis (Драгутин Димитријевић), 1876-1917, Serbian colonel and intelligence chief, organizer of the 1903 May Overthrow, Black Hand leader, executed after the 1917 Salonika Trial, rehabilitated in 1953.
Drain cleaner
Drain cleaner, also known as drain opener, is a corrosive or enzymatic product that clears drain blockages with sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, oxidizers, or slow-acting enzymes, and is among the most dangerous products in households.
Drain Gang
Drain Gang is a Swedish music collective from Stockholm formed in 2013, consisting of Bladee, Ecco2k, Thaiboy Digital, and producer Whitearmor, known for heavily Auto-Tuned cloud rap.
Drain the swamp
"Drain the swamp" is an American political slogan meaning removing corruption, special interests, and career insiders from Washington, D.C., notably Trump's defining 2016 campaign slogan.
Drain-induced barrier lowering
Drain-induced barrier lowering (DIBL) is a short-channel effect in field-effect transistors in which drain voltage lowers the source-channel potential barrier, cutting threshold voltage and raising leakage.
Drain-waste-vent system
The drain-waste-vent system, or DWV, is the gravity-fed pipe network that carries a building's wastewater to the sewer while venting drains to protect fixture traps.
Drainage
Drainage is the natural or engineered removal of surface water and excess groundwater from land and buildings, becoming urban drainage systems of gutters, sewers, and ponds in cities.
Drainage (medicine)
Drainage (medicine): use of a drain, a tube or instrument, to remove fluid, pus, blood, or gas from wounds, abscesses, or body cavities; covers passive and active closed-suction drains, percutaneous image-guided abscess drainage, and trial evidence that prophylactic drains show no benefit in colorectal and pancreatic surgery.
Drainage basin
A drainage basin, also called a watershed or catchment, is an area of land draining all streams and rainfall to a common outlet, bounded by a drainage divide.
Drainage canal
Drainage canal: open artificial channel (open channel drainage, ICID) conveying excess water and storm runoff by gravity. Key facts: silting is the main maintenance problem, 2-3 year cleaning intervals, 70 cm/s self-cleansing velocity, debris blockage raises flood levels.
Drainage density
Drainage density is a measure of how finely a landscape is dissected by stream channels: the total stream length in a drainage basin divided by its area, first formalized by Robert E. Horton in 1932.
Drainage ditch
Drainage ditch: an open channel conveying excess water from farmland, roads, and development. Also called a swale when vegetated. Ancient origins in Mesopotamia; central to US farm drainage, erosion control, water quality, and ditch biodiversity.
Drainage law
Drainage law, also called land drainage law, is the body of property law governing landowners' rights over surface water flowing between parcels, resolved in the United States under three rules.
Drainage of the Fens
The drainage of the Fens transformed the Great Level of East Anglian fenland into farmland, financed by aristocratic Adventurers, engineered by Cornelius Vermuyden, and resisted by fen commoners.
Drainage system (geomorphology)
In geomorphology, a drainage system, also called a drainage pattern, is the network of stream channels and tributaries collecting surface runoff, shaped by slope, bedrock, and fracture pattern.
Drainage water
Drainage water, or agricultural drainage, is excess water removed from farmland by surface or subsurface drains. It is normally saltier than irrigation supply, is reused for salt-tolerant crops, and carries nitrogen and selenium pollution.
Draisine
A draisine, also called a rail bike or velorail, is a small hand- or motor-powered rail vehicle used by railway workers for track inspection and maintenance.
Drajna de Sus
Drajna de Sus, a Roman fort (castrum) at Grădiște, Prahova County, Romania, occupied about 101-118 AD; garrison of legions I Italica, V Macedonica, XI Claudia, with hypocaust praetorium, now an archaeological park under restoration.
Drake
Drake is an English given name and surname from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, meaning dragon, coinciding with the word for male duck. US boys' name peaked in 2010 with 1,877 births; 36,792 recorded since 1918; borne by the Canadian rapper Aubrey Drake Graham.
Drake (musician)
Drake (Aubrey Drake Graham, born 1986, Toronto) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and former Degrassi actor; five Grammy wins from 56 nominations, Billboard Artist of the Decade 2021, and the 2026 three-album release Iceman, Maid of Honour, Habibti.
Drake & Josh
Drake & Josh (also Drake and Josh) is a Dan Schneider-created Nickelodeon teen sitcom (2004–2007, four seasons) starring Drake Bell and Josh Peck as opposite stepbrothers; a The Amanda Show spin-off with TV movies and Kids' Choice recognition.
Drake albums discography
Drake albums discography: studio albums, mixtapes, and collabs by Canadian rapper Drake, from Thank Me Later (2010) and Take Care (2011) to the 2026 three-album release ICEMAN, MAID OF HONOUR, HABIBTI, which debuted at Nos. 1-3 on the Billboard 200.
Drake Bell
Drake Bell (Jared Drake Bell, born 1986) is an American actor and pop-rock musician known for Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh, Spider-Man voice roles, his albums Telegraph and Non-Stop Flight, his 2021 child endangerment conviction, and his 2024 Quiet on Set abuse disclosure.