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surface runoffs

surface runoffs is the plural of surface runoff.

Meaning of surface runoff

Noun

surface runoff (countable and uncountable, plural surface runoffs)

  1. Overland flow of excess water (with or without accumulated contaminants) that cannot be absorbed by the ground as infiltration.
    • When there is very heavy rainfall on California hillsides over a prolonged period, there is almost always ensuing surface runoff.
    Synonyms:
    stormwater, runoff[Appendix:Glossary

Questions about surface runoffs

What is surface runoffs the plural of?
Surface runoffs is the plural of surface runoff.

Words near surface runoffs in the dictionary

  1. surface patches
  2. surface plasmon
  3. surface plasmons
  4. surface quality
  5. surface runoff
  6. surface runoffs
  7. surface ship
  8. surface ships
  9. surface street
  10. surface streets
  11. surface structure

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