| 单词 | storm-water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstorm-water storm-water n. (a) an abnormal amount of surface water resulting from a heavy fall of rain or snow; also attributive; (b) poetic water agitated by a storm. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > [noun] > water on land > on surface of ground > resulting from rain or snow storm-water1879 the world > the earth > water > body of water > moving water > [noun] > agitated water swalla1340 swelth1563 break1852 storm-water1879 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) III. 394 Storm-waters, as they may be called,..fall in such quantities within..an hour or two as entirely to overcharge all ordinary systems of drainage. 1887 G. Meredith Ballads & Poems 92 Howled and pressed the ghastly crew, Like storm-waters over rocks. 1905 Daily Chron. 3 July 6/7 Heavy rain began to come down—so heavy that the storm-water sewers were not able to take it off. < as lemmas |
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