storm drain

English

Etymology

An allusion to their usefulness in catching stormwater and therefore preventing floods.

A storm drain.

Noun

storm drain (plural storm drains)

1. (US) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without passing through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.

Translations

conduit for rainwater

• Catalan: embornal (ca) m
• Chinese:

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• Finnish: sadevesiviemäri (fi), hulevesiviemäri, hulevesikaivo
• Galician: sumidoiro (gl) m, tréstiga f, ludreira f
• Greek: υπόνομος (el) m (ypónomos)
• Polish: burzowiec (pl) m
• Portuguese: bueiro (pt) m
• Spanish: cloaca (es) f, desagüe (es) m, agualluvias (sistema)
• Swedish: dagvattenbrunn (sv) c