STORM DRAIN | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of storm drain in English storm drainnoun [ C ] uk /ˈstɔːm ˌdreɪn/ us /ˈstɔːrm ˌdreɪn/ (US also storm sewer) Add to word list Add to word list a hole or pipe that takes the water away when there is very heavy rain: The floodwater came when storm drains couldn't handle the epic flow. Cleaning detergents are toxic pollutants often hosed down driveways and into storm drains.   /GettyImages

• This week's rain came more slowly and steadier, which allowed most storm drains to do their jobs.
• You should never swim within a certain distance of a storm drain.
• Diverting urban runoff through storm drains rather than into streams creates a different set of problems.

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Examples of storm drain

storm drain A 28-year-old man became trapped when his foot was stuck in a storm drain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Over time the creek has been extensively modified and is now largely a storm drain that flows about. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Three pedestrian walkways cross over the storm drain as well as the tracks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They eventually reached a stopping point at a storm drain near a river, more than a mile from their starting point. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1981 a burst storm drain washed away the scoreboard and the bayward end zone of the football field. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are put in, but they are not taken into the local storm drain, or, indeed, to any storm drain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A concrete open storm drain runs beneath the northbound platform. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It also supports river hydraulic and storm drain models. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The three attack him, steal his keys, and throw them down the storm drain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Once the material was dug out of the ditches that were known as scoop ditches, they were used as the storm drain for that road. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A storm drain built in the 1970s along the east side of the former lagoon transported liquid contaminants to the pond. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Examples of sources in this category include discharges from a sewage treatment plant, a factory, or a city storm drain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Off-screen storm drain scenes created many logistical challenges for the production team to overcome. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Heavy development has narrowed certain stretches of the river until it resembles a large storm drain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There was also a massive storm drain system. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of storm drain?

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