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[ reyn-waw-ter, -wot-er ] / ˈreɪnˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rainwater ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of rainwaterbefore 1000; Middle English rein water,Old English regn-wæter;see rain, water Words nearby rainwaterrain shower, rainsquall, rainstorm, rain tree, rainwash, rainwater, rainwater pipe, rainwear, rainy, rainy day, Rainy Lake Definition for rainwater (2 of 2)[ reyn-waw-ter, -wot-er ] / ˈreɪnˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /
noun(Leo) James, 1917–86, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1975. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rainwaterSome solbreeders still exist on nearby anchored ships, living off fish and rainwater, and some hope of eventual rescue. The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST RH: The planking system drains into the plantings so only about 20 percent of the rainwater will go into the sewer system. Summer Lovers|Matthew Dakotah|September 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST Formerly a bucket was lowered by means of a pulley to bring up the rainwater that had been gathered from the roof of the house. The Three Eyes|Maurice Leblanc Then we went to a pool of rainwater that lay in a hollow rock near by, and drank our fill, for we were very thirsty. The Virgin of the Sun|H. R. Haggard
My shoulder-blade encountered the sharp edge of a rainwater pipe. Foe-Farrell|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch "If you do I'll drag you down to the rainwater hogshed and drop you in," said Anne unsympathetically. Anne Of The Island|Lucy Maud Montgomery Followed a gully, which changed from south round to north-west till 5.15, when we camped at a small pool of rainwater. Journals of Australian Explorations|A C and F T Gregory
British Dictionary definitions for rainwater
nounwater from rain (as distinguished from spring water, tap water, etc) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rainwaterdrink, rain, saliva, aqua, tears, aqua pura |