rainwater
RainfallRainfall.
» The bucket was full of rainwater.
Der Eimer war voll von Regenwasser.
Der Eimer war voller Regenwasser.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)Rainfall.
(uncountable, usually)Water (for a house, etc.) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.
Regenwasser
дождева́я вода́doždevája vodá
дощова́ вода́doščová vodá
- drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
Examples
34 sentencesThe bucket was full of rainwater.
deDer Eimer war voll von Regenwasser.
Tom has a barrel to catch rainwater that he uses to water his garden.
We collect rainwater in barrels.
The rainwater flowed through the gutter.
The rainwater disappeared into the drain.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English reinwater, from Old English reġnwæter, equivalent to rain + water. CogFrom Middle English reinwater, from Old English reġnwæter, equivalent to rain + water. Cognate with West Frisian reinwetter, Dutch regenwater, German Regenwasser, Swedish regnvatten.
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Forms
plural: rainwatersSynonyms
1 synonyms- drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds:rain
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable