storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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Construction crews will shut down a chunk of Grand Avenue connected to North Main Street until the end of May to finish storm drain installation.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
San Gabriel Valley rages against shipment of Eaton fire hazardous waste
Jan. 30, 2025
Some ash from the undeveloped hillsides may have ended up in the basin, the underground storm drain system and the landfill, Vazquez said.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Andrew Davis, Raleigh Professional Firefighters Association Local 548 president, told USA TODAY on April 25 that 13 firefighters were involved in the operation, adding the agency's special operation units set up a tripod to lower a firefighter into the storm drain to retrieve the pet.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The animal shelter discovered that the storm drain dog was a beloved pet named Ally, who had been missing from home for over a month.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
San Gabriel Valley rages against shipment of Eaton fire hazardous waste
Jan. 30, 2025
Some ash from the undeveloped hillsides may have ended up in the basin, the underground storm drain system and the landfill, Vazquez said.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Andrew Davis, Raleigh Professional Firefighters Association Local 548 president, told USA TODAY on April 25 that 13 firefighters were involved in the operation, adding the agency's special operation units set up a tripod to lower a firefighter into the storm drain to retrieve the pet.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The animal shelter discovered that the storm drain dog was a beloved pet named Ally, who had been missing from home for over a month.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for storm drain
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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