Definition of rainwater
: water fallen as rain that has not collected soluble matter from the soil and is therefore soft
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Examples of rainwater in a Sentence
a bucket filled with rainwater
Recent Examples of rainwater from the Web
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Work is ongoing to improve drainage in the park by expanding two existing ponds into two larger stormwater wetlands with native vegetation and plantings that will retain and filter rainwater.
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Runoff wastes valuable irrigation and rainwater and can wash fertilizers, pesticides and soil downstream, which can harm fish and other wildlife.
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By 2002, the alarmed Friends of the Uptown group was calling reporters with stories of falling plaster and pooling rainwater.
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The eggs can sit dormant for years, Prendergast said, just waiting for a surge of rainwater.
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The eggs can sit dormant for years at a time, Prendergast said, just waiting for a surge of rainwater.
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On Wednesday, Thai teams constructed dams in an effort to prevent more rainwater from flowing into the cave.
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Joe didn't know about the calamitous crack between the windshield and the hood until a seam in the sky split open in the Cuyamaca Mountains between San Diego and Yuma and sheets of rainwater gushed into the car and soaked our feet.
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Turquoise forms near the surface as a product of copper weathering, typically caused by rainwater or groundwater.
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First Known Use of rainwater
before 12th century
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Definition of rainwater for Students
: water from rain
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