stormwater
Water that is not absorbed into soil and rapidly flows downstream, increasing the…Water that is not absorbed into soil and rapidly flows downstream, increasing the level of waterways. In some municipal systems it intermixes with wastewater, increasing the volume of the latter.
» A small boy swept into a stormwater drain kept himself afloat using strokes he'd recently learned at swim school.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Water that is not absorbed into soil and rapidly flows downstream, increasing the level of waterways. In some municipal systems it intermixes with wastewater, increasing the volume of the latter.
Examples
1 sentencesA small boy swept into a stormwater drain kept himself afloat using strokes he'd recently learned at swim school.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From storm + water.From storm + water.
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Forms
plural: stormwaters| Singular | stormwater |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable