storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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White truck with a trailer dumped liquid from the radiator into a storm drain.
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Santa Monica South Tower Windward storm drain at Venice Beach
Dockweiler State Beach.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Cries for help from a downtown storm drain alerted passersby to a woman trapped below ground, California firefighters reported.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Firefighters summoned by onlookers found the woman stuck about 15 feet inside a narrow concrete storm drain, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Santa Monica South Tower Windward storm drain at Venice Beach
Dockweiler State Beach.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Cries for help from a downtown storm drain alerted passersby to a woman trapped below ground, California firefighters reported.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Firefighters summoned by onlookers found the woman stuck about 15 feet inside a narrow concrete storm drain, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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