storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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By the time rescuers got to the scene, the reptile had found a hiding spot in a storm drain, troopers said.
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
Thousands of bats live in this Phoenix storm drain.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
That caller reported that people involved in the crash had fled, and that one had thrown a gun down a storm drain.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
On Monday, Taneytown Police Department received a call from concerned citizen Brian Wood that ducklings had fallen into a storm drain and mother duck was circling nearby.
—Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
Thousands of bats live in this Phoenix storm drain.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
That caller reported that people involved in the crash had fled, and that one had thrown a gun down a storm drain.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
On Monday, Taneytown Police Department received a call from concerned citizen Brian Wood that ducklings had fallen into a storm drain and mother duck was circling nearby.
—Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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