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Meanings of surface water drain in English

Russian
ливневая канализация
Portuguese
galeria pluvial
Spanish
desague
Catalan
desguàs
Wikidata

Rainwater harvesting infrastructure.

ливневая канализация
Synonyms
Examples for "storm drain"
Examples for "storm drain"
1
I saw light from the storm drain at the end of it.
The king of lies
2
The closet floor was snug and blackly glittering as a storm drain.
Flesh and blood
3
The last handful of pieces he dropped into a watery storm drain.
Book One: Apotheosis
4
I think maybe you look in the storm drain and you'll find it.
The king of lies
5
Without moving, it recedes down the storm drain of temporal flow.
The Hyperion Cantos
1
Residents from a neighbourhood in Durban were alarmed by the cries of an infant, seemingly coming from a stormwater drain nearby.
The South African
2
For the second time in five years, six ground floor units in Glendene, West Auckland flooded after a nearby stormwater drain failed during heavy rain.
Radio NZ
3
Contractors were clearing stormwater drains across the city ahead of the rain, Mr Adamson said.
Radio NZ
4
Solid waste dumped into stormwater drains exacerbates the flooding.
Reuters
5
The Sea Starts Here, over various stormwater drains.
The South African
1
Another witness saw the monster, dripping ooze, squeezing up from the storm sewer.
Haunted: a novel of stories
2
Like a leaf going down a storm sewer...lost at sea.
Down river
3
The basement next door has an access to a short segment of the city's old storm sewer system.
Carrion comfort
4
It was a prospect he did not relish, especially if someone discovered the IED under the storm sewer lid.
The cabal
5
In addition, we studied the only wastewater treatment plant, a combined sewer overflow and a storm sewer within the area.
Pubmed
Usage of surface water drain in English
1
The oil spilled out along the ground, into a surface water drain and ended up in the stream.
The Irish Times