storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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A week after her neighbor's devastating unexpected death, Doyle found that lost kitten, hiding in the storm drain right by her home.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Mount Airy residents, first responders and people from neighboring cities gathered in Watkins Park, less than a mile from where Kearns’ was swept into the storm drain.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Would George Clooney finally win for ER after submitting the episode where Dr. Ross has to save a kid in a storm drain during a flood?
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 July 2025
Another reason for the school’s closure was the discovery in 2019 of sinkholes caused by a deteriorated storm drain system on the property.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Mount Airy residents, first responders and people from neighboring cities gathered in Watkins Park, less than a mile from where Kearns’ was swept into the storm drain.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Would George Clooney finally win for ER after submitting the episode where Dr. Ross has to save a kid in a storm drain during a flood?
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 July 2025
Another reason for the school’s closure was the discovery in 2019 of sinkholes caused by a deteriorated storm drain system on the property.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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