storm drain

noun

: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.

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Several utility lines must be relocated, a large storm drain bisects the site diagonally and multiple sections of street must be eliminated on 13th Street, Commercial Street and National Avenue. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025 Sewage was running through the dining patio into a city storm drain, according to the city report. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025 This majestic fuselage dwarfs the actors, who shelter inside it like mice in a storm drain. 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 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 28 Oct. 2025.

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