storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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This majestic fuselage dwarfs the actors, who shelter inside it like mice in a storm drain.
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, roughly 20,000 gallons escaped the treatment process inside the facility and ultimately entered a storm drain that leads to Lake Michigan.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said Zaria Miller was pulled into a storm drain by a strong current on Bahia Vista Street in Sarasota shortly before 6:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, Aug. 24, according to CBS affiliate WTSP and NBC affiliate WFLA.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
A week after her neighbor's devastating unexpected death, Doyle found that lost kitten, hiding in the storm drain right by her home.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, roughly 20,000 gallons escaped the treatment process inside the facility and ultimately entered a storm drain that leads to Lake Michigan.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said Zaria Miller was pulled into a storm drain by a strong current on Bahia Vista Street in Sarasota shortly before 6:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, Aug. 24, according to CBS affiliate WTSP and NBC affiliate WFLA.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
A week after her neighbor's devastating unexpected death, Doyle found that lost kitten, hiding in the storm drain right by her home.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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