rainwater
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See also: rain water
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English reinwater, from Old English reġnwæter, equivalent to rain + water. Cognate with West Frisian reinwetter, Dutch regenwater, German Regenwasser, Swedish regnvatten.
Noun[edit]
rainwater (usually uncountable, plural rainwaters)
- Rainfall.
- Water (for a house etc) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.
Translations[edit]
rainfall — see rainfall
water sourced from rain
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