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rainwater

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


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Here by the water’s edge, she nibbles on seeds and drinks rainwater, retreating to the house to sleep at night.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

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

Stroud Brewery is organic, so it does not use pesticides or herbicides, and uses harvested rainwater to flush its toilets.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 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

“I’m going up. If that thing breathes fire at us it will be like rainwater down a gully.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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