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Meanings of rainwater in inglês

português
água pluvial
catalão
pluja
espanhol
lluvia

Drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds.

água pluvial

Water which falls as rain from clouds.

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Examples for "rain water"
Examples for "rain water"
1
The Szaffa has no springs; the rain water is collected in cisterns.
Travels in Syria and the Holy Land
2
But what if we found a better way to store rain water?
Wired
3
Some of these systems can make rain water fit for human consumption.
The Irish Times
4
There was nothing inside but a few inches of stagnant rain water.
Catch-22
5
They should be cooked in distilled or boiled and filtered rain water.
Food Remedies: Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses
Usage of rainwater in inglês
1
Currently, there is a lack of knowledge on rainwater harvesting, he said.
Reuters
2
The plant will require processed rainwater as the Haitian beer's main ingredient.
Reuters
3
The pond should be filled with rainwater, so use a water butt.
The Guardian
4
There was a little rainwater washing about the bottom of the boat.
A Set of Six
5
A large depression had been deep enough to catch and hold rainwater.
Bones of the Dragon
6
But the rainwater tasted different, salty and vile, and I retched violently.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
7
Below this opening was a shallow basin into which the rainwater fell.
Buried Cities, Volume 1: Pompeii
8
The property has solar panels with a battery bank and rainwater harvesting.
News.com.au
9
Native, rainwater-harvesting Sonoran Desert vegetation is being planted to lessen summer floods.
Wired
10
Celaena dodged a puddle that could have been either rainwater or urine.
The Assassin’s Blade
11
And their purpose is to catch and store vast amounts of rainwater.
Wired
12
Mixed with vinegar or rainwater, the substance was thickened with gum arabic.
The viking takes a knight
13
Beyond their shelter, rainwater dripped in steady cadence from the rocky outcroppings.
The First King of Shannara
14
The tooled leather of the scabbard blackened as it soaked up rainwater.
Watcher of the Dead
15
The moisture running down his cheeks now was not rainwater but tears.
Misery
16
Kryn leant against the cage and wiped the rainwater off his forehead.
The dark griffin
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