storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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Gomez believes debris may have blocked a storm drain outside the restaurant, leaving nowhere for the water to go.
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Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, a manatee seeking warmer waters was rescued from a storm drain in Melbourne Beach.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
On Friday, Hopkins said the distance between the entrance of the storm drain and where the woman was found was approximately 764 feet.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Police say that surveillance video showed Adams fleeing the scene and disposing of the murder weapon in a storm drain.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, a manatee seeking warmer waters was rescued from a storm drain in Melbourne Beach.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
On Friday, Hopkins said the distance between the entrance of the storm drain and where the woman was found was approximately 764 feet.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Police say that surveillance video showed Adams fleeing the scene and disposing of the murder weapon in a storm drain.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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