rainwater
IPA: rˈeɪnwɔtɝ
noun
- Rainfall.
- Water (for a house etc) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.
- A surname.
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Examples of "rainwater" in Sentences
- Water is withdrawn but is generally replaced or recharged when rainwater from the surface percolates downward.
- First, go up yourself or send the gardener, and check the roof drains and gutters to assure that the rainwater is able to flow freely and quickly off the roof.
- DIOP (through translator): We constructed what we call rainwater basins, which allow us to stock rainwater and allow farmers who are poor to cultivate crops after the rain seasons.
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