Definition of storm drain in English:

storm drain

noun

A drain built to carry away excess water in times of heavy rain.
Example sentencesExamples
- Rainwater soaks back into the soil naturally in a woodlot but runs off a parking lot and must be captured in a storm sewer.
- Two armed bandits who robbed a San Fernando businessman of $21,700 in cash and jewelry used a storm drain as their escape route yesterday.
- Construction workers building houses on the site near Bingley uncovered the hand grenade in a storm drain.
- In this case, run off from the roof drains went into the storm drain and out into Parkside Creek.
- According to a 1995 study, one in 25 people who swam near a storm drain came down with a gastro-intestinal illness.
- As a consequence, less water runs straight to storm sewers over-taxed by heavy rains.
- Rain turned the dirt to mud, clogging a storm drain and allowing water to pool in the road.
- The work will include paved shoulder bike lanes, street lighting and an enclosed storm drain will be constructed on the south side.
- They replaced the water main only to damage the storm sewer.
- The roadworks were needed because a short section of the reconstructed carriageway had subsided near a storm drain.
- Together they laid French drains - gravel and perforated pipe - and hooked them into the storm sewer.
- Whereas rainwater falling on a regular roof quickly flows off the roof and into a storm sewer, much of the rain falling on a green roof is absorbed by its plants and soil to later evaporate or transpire back into the air as water vapor.
- Does the Department of Streets and Sanitation handle a litter-clogged storm drain or is it the Department of Water Management?
- Work started on a storm drain along Dongtan Beach months and months ago.
- Rainwater slowly seeps into the soil, replenishing the groundwater supply, instead of disappearing down the nearest storm drain.
- A restaurant dumps its waste grease down a storm drain.
- There's a huge storm drain near where I live, and when I was a kid we'd go off adventuring in it.
- A further problem is that the main storm drain, which enters the Barrow at the bridge, is sometimes contaminated with raw sewage.
- The duckling, christened Lucky, was waddling down Cyprus Road behind its mother with its nine brothers and sisters when it toppled over and fell into a storm drain.
- The town will also extend the storm sewer on the street.

Definition of storm drain in US English:

storm drain

nounˈstôrm ˌdrān

A drain built to carry away excess water in times of heavy rain.
Also called storm sewer
Example sentencesExamples
- In this case, run off from the roof drains went into the storm drain and out into Parkside Creek.
- Construction workers building houses on the site near Bingley uncovered the hand grenade in a storm drain.
- Whereas rainwater falling on a regular roof quickly flows off the roof and into a storm sewer, much of the rain falling on a green roof is absorbed by its plants and soil to later evaporate or transpire back into the air as water vapor.
- Work started on a storm drain along Dongtan Beach months and months ago.
- They replaced the water main only to damage the storm sewer.
- Rainwater slowly seeps into the soil, replenishing the groundwater supply, instead of disappearing down the nearest storm drain.
- The town will also extend the storm sewer on the street.
- As a consequence, less water runs straight to storm sewers over-taxed by heavy rains.
- The work will include paved shoulder bike lanes, street lighting and an enclosed storm drain will be constructed on the south side.
- The roadworks were needed because a short section of the reconstructed carriageway had subsided near a storm drain.
- The duckling, christened Lucky, was waddling down Cyprus Road behind its mother with its nine brothers and sisters when it toppled over and fell into a storm drain.
- A restaurant dumps its waste grease down a storm drain.
- Two armed bandits who robbed a San Fernando businessman of $21,700 in cash and jewelry used a storm drain as their escape route yesterday.
- There's a huge storm drain near where I live, and when I was a kid we'd go off adventuring in it.
- Rain turned the dirt to mud, clogging a storm drain and allowing water to pool in the road.
- Rainwater soaks back into the soil naturally in a woodlot but runs off a parking lot and must be captured in a storm sewer.
- Together they laid French drains - gravel and perforated pipe - and hooked them into the storm sewer.
- According to a 1995 study, one in 25 people who swam near a storm drain came down with a gastro-intestinal illness.
- Does the Department of Streets and Sanitation handle a litter-clogged storm drain or is it the Department of Water Management?
- A further problem is that the main storm drain, which enters the Barrow at the bridge, is sometimes contaminated with raw sewage.

单词	storm drain
释义	Definition of storm drain in English: storm drain noun A drain built to carry away excess water in times of heavy rain. Example sentencesExamples Rainwater soaks back into the soil naturally in a woodlot but runs off a parking lot and must be captured in a storm sewer. Two armed bandits who robbed a San Fernando businessman of $21,700 in cash and jewelry used a storm drain as their escape route yesterday. Construction workers building houses on the site near Bingley uncovered the hand grenade in a storm drain. In this case, run off from the roof drains went into the storm drain and out into Parkside Creek. According to a 1995 study, one in 25 people who swam near a storm drain came down with a gastro-intestinal illness. As a consequence, less water runs straight to storm sewers over-taxed by heavy rains. Rain turned the dirt to mud, clogging a storm drain and allowing water to pool in the road. The work will include paved shoulder bike lanes, street lighting and an enclosed storm drain will be constructed on the south side. They replaced the water main only to damage the storm sewer. The roadworks were needed because a short section of the reconstructed carriageway had subsided near a storm drain. Together they laid French drains - gravel and perforated pipe - and hooked them into the storm sewer. Whereas rainwater falling on a regular roof quickly flows off the roof and into a storm sewer, much of the rain falling on a green roof is absorbed by its plants and soil to later evaporate or transpire back into the air as water vapor. Does the Department of Streets and Sanitation handle a litter-clogged storm drain or is it the Department of Water Management? Work started on a storm drain along Dongtan Beach months and months ago. Rainwater slowly seeps into the soil, replenishing the groundwater supply, instead of disappearing down the nearest storm drain. A restaurant dumps its waste grease down a storm drain. There's a huge storm drain near where I live, and when I was a kid we'd go off adventuring in it. A further problem is that the main storm drain, which enters the Barrow at the bridge, is sometimes contaminated with raw sewage. The duckling, christened Lucky, was waddling down Cyprus Road behind its mother with its nine brothers and sisters when it toppled over and fell into a storm drain. The town will also extend the storm sewer on the street. Definition of storm drain in US English: storm drain nounˈstôrm ˌdrān A drain built to carry away excess water in times of heavy rain. Also called storm sewer Example sentencesExamples In this case, run off from the roof drains went into the storm drain and out into Parkside Creek. Construction workers building houses on the site near Bingley uncovered the hand grenade in a storm drain. Whereas rainwater falling on a regular roof quickly flows off the roof and into a storm sewer, much of the rain falling on a green roof is absorbed by its plants and soil to later evaporate or transpire back into the air as water vapor. Work started on a storm drain along Dongtan Beach months and months ago. They replaced the water main only to damage the storm sewer. Rainwater slowly seeps into the soil, replenishing the groundwater supply, instead of disappearing down the nearest storm drain. The town will also extend the storm sewer on the street. As a consequence, less water runs straight to storm sewers over-taxed by heavy rains. The work will include paved shoulder bike lanes, street lighting and an enclosed storm drain will be constructed on the south side. The roadworks were needed because a short section of the reconstructed carriageway had subsided near a storm drain. The duckling, christened Lucky, was waddling down Cyprus Road behind its mother with its nine brothers and sisters when it toppled over and fell into a storm drain. A restaurant dumps its waste grease down a storm drain. Two armed bandits who robbed a San Fernando businessman of $21,700 in cash and jewelry used a storm drain as their escape route yesterday. There's a huge storm drain near where I live, and when I was a kid we'd go off adventuring in it. Rain turned the dirt to mud, clogging a storm drain and allowing water to pool in the road. Rainwater soaks back into the soil naturally in a woodlot but runs off a parking lot and must be captured in a storm sewer. Together they laid French drains - gravel and perforated pipe - and hooked them into the storm sewer. According to a 1995 study, one in 25 people who swam near a storm drain came down with a gastro-intestinal illness. Does the Department of Streets and Sanitation handle a litter-clogged storm drain or is it the Department of Water Management? A further problem is that the main storm drain, which enters the Barrow at the bridge, is sometimes contaminated with raw sewage.
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