storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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The department shared a photo from the rescue on Facebook the following day, showing the tiny nocturnal mammal with its face uncomfortably scrunched into the hole of a storm drain.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Video shows the officers reaching in to grab six of the ducklings through the open storm drain cover.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 26 May 2025
More than a half-dozen ducklings were rescued from a storm drain in Westbrook on Thursday.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
In one, the black-and-white dog appears stuck in the giant hole that makes up the storm drain.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Video shows the officers reaching in to grab six of the ducklings through the open storm drain cover.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 26 May 2025
More than a half-dozen ducklings were rescued from a storm drain in Westbrook on Thursday.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
In one, the black-and-white dog appears stuck in the giant hole that makes up the storm drain.
—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 4 Jul. 2025.
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