rainwater
noun
rain·wa·ter
ˈrān-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water fallen as rain that has not collected soluble matter from the soil and is therefore soft
Examples of rainwater in a Sentence
a bucket filled with rainwater
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Slumping or tilting trees or fence posts and small ponds of rainwater forming where water has not collected before can be warning signs, according to the USGS.
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Lori Comstock, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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The tops of the boxes are slanted so rainwater flows away from ballots.
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Benjamin Franklin warned in 1786 about the perils of drinking rainwater that had trickled off a lead roof.
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Lori Comstock, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Other participants include chemical engineer Damien Lopez, who studied the presence of lead in the runoff of rainwater, and Giraud, who is baritone and conducts a Norman choir in his free time.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The tops of the boxes are slanted so rainwater flows away from ballots.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Benjamin Franklin warned in 1786 about the perils of drinking rainwater that had trickled off a lead roof.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Rainwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainwater. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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rainwater
noun
rain·wa·ter
-ˌwȯt-ər
-ˌwät-
: water falling or fallen as rain
Biographical Definition
Rainwater
biographical name
Rain·wa·ter
ˈrān-ˌwȯ-tər
-ˌwä-
L(eo) James 1917–1986 American physicist
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