storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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The ducklings were also found in a storm drain.
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Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2026
Water began pouring into David Tahara’s North Park home Tuesday night around midnight, thanks to a late-breaking rainfall and a basement storm drain that smelled of sewage at certain points.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Maryland leaders are working with a grieving family to change state storm drain regulations and laws following the death of a 13-year-old boy who drowned in a drainage pipe.
—Christian Olaniran, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Their remains were found on the same day — Heidi on a rural road near Wimberley and Erica inside a storm drain near her home.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2026
Water began pouring into David Tahara’s North Park home Tuesday night around midnight, thanks to a late-breaking rainfall and a basement storm drain that smelled of sewage at certain points.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Maryland leaders are working with a grieving family to change state storm drain regulations and laws following the death of a 13-year-old boy who drowned in a drainage pipe.
—Christian Olaniran, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Their remains were found on the same day — Heidi on a rural road near Wimberley and Erica inside a storm drain near her home.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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