storm drain

noun

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

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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 See all Example Sentences for storm drain