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drawdown

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drawdown [′drȯ‚dau̇n]
(graphic arts)
In inkmaking, a procedure for obtaining a rough estimation of a color shade in which a small sample of ink is placed on a piece of paper and spread with a spatula to yield a thin film of ink.
(hydrology)
The magnitude of the change in water surface level in a well, reservoir, or natural body of water resulting from the withdrawal of water.
(petroleum engineering)
The difference between the static and the flowing bottom-hole pressure.

drawdown
The distance by which the groundwater level is lowered as a result of pumping.


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US military commanders plan to keep 100,000 US troops in Iraq through the elections to provide security but then embark on a fast paced drawdown that will take their numbers down to 50,000 by August.
The United States may speed up the the drawdown of US troops from Iraq, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday after a surprise visit to the war-scarred country.
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