storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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Meanwhile, in Austin, Texas, another raccoon landed in trouble when it got stuck in a storm drain.
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Gago reportedly admitted to directing Jaquez to get rid of the waste, but denied telling him to dump it in the storm drain.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The truck fire and a secondary fire that ignited in a storm drain under the bridge were extinguished.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Several utility lines must be relocated, a large storm drain bisects the site diagonally and multiple sections of street must be eliminated on 13th Street, Commercial Street and National Avenue.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Gago reportedly admitted to directing Jaquez to get rid of the waste, but denied telling him to dump it in the storm drain.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The truck fire and a secondary fire that ignited in a storm drain under the bridge were extinguished.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Several utility lines must be relocated, a large storm drain bisects the site diagonally and multiple sections of street must be eliminated on 13th Street, Commercial Street and National Avenue.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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