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rainwater

[rayn-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈreɪnˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /


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Authorities are also forced to reduce the number of ships that cross the canal because it needs to keep enough rainwater in its reservoirs and lakes to provide freshwater to fill the locks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Even so, parts of northern Sputnik Planitia have been darkened in patterns that resemble features seen on terrestrial glaciers after they are exposed to rainwater or to liquid emerging from beneath the ice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

It operates using rainwater that collects in two reservoirs, whose levels have dropped due to the onset of El Nino.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Store your wheelbarrow inside your shed so rainwater can’t collect.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The streets fill with rainwater at the corners of every block, and even though it doesn’t look too deep, if you step off the sidewalk in the wrong spot, it’ll swallow up your whole sneaker.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff




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