rainwater
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rainwater
before 1000; Middle English rein water, Old English regn-wæter; rain, water
Example Sentences
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He avoids bottled water due to microplastics and has set up an elaborate system to catch rainwater from the house roof.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
These included data from Arctic ice-cores and rainwater samples collected around the world.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026
Touadera has pointed to his record on improving the security situation, paved roads, public lighting installed on major avenues and renovated rainwater drainage canals in the capital.
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
Cisterns placed underneath parking lots, parks or open spaces in a neighborhood could store rainwater runoff for firefighting.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
A contributor to Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser who went by the initials “A. B.” could be seen poking around rainwater barrels in his neighborhood.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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