storm drain

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 going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods

Translations

conduit for rainwater

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: sadevesiviemäri (fi), hulevesiviemäri Galician: sumidoiro (gl) m, tréstiga f, ludreira f

Greek: υπόνομος (el) m (ypónomos) Portuguese: bueiro (pt) m Spanish: cloaca f, desagüe (es) m, agualluvias (sistema)