storm drain

noun

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

Examples of storm drain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even with the $1.5 billion France spent building a new storm drain with the capacity of 30 Olympic-size pools to divert wastewater and runoff, so much of the city and region — including thousands of residential pipes upstream — are still set up to flush right into the river. —John Surico, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2024

Officials stopped the fuel from entering the storm drain and used hazard mat procedures, MSP said. —Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024

Some people settle into folding chairs and turn their heads to the sky as little black blobs shoot out of a storm drain, one by one at first, then in droves. —Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024

On Saturday, a broken water main pushed sand into the city sewer line, causing sewage to back up and discharge into a nearby storm drain. —Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024