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storm sewer

storm sewer noun: an underground sewer or open canal for channeling surface runoff (as from a rain storm); distinct from a sanitary sewer.

Noun

storm sewer (plural storm sewers)

  1. An underground sewer or open canal for channeling surface runoff (as from a rain storm); distinct from a sanitary sewer.
    Synonyms:
    storm drain

Synonyms of storm sewer

Forms of storm sewer

pluralstorm sewers

Questions about storm sewer

What does storm sewer mean?
Storm sewer means an underground sewer or open canal for channeling surface runoff (as from a rain storm); distinct from a sanitary sewer.
What part of speech is storm sewer?
Storm sewer is a noun.
What is the plural of storm sewer?
The plural of storm sewer is storm sewers.

Words near storm sewer in the dictionary

  1. storm petrels
  2. storm room
  3. storm rooms
  4. storm sail
  5. storm sails
  6. storm sewer
  7. storm sewers
  8. storm shutter
  9. storm shutters
  10. storm stay
  11. storm stays

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