See storm drain on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "An allusion to their usefulness in catching stormwater and therefore preventing floods.",
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"An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without passing through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods."
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"(US) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without passing through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods."
],
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"word": "highway drain"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "embornal"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "yǔshuǐ páishuǐgōu",
"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
"word": "雨水排水溝 /雨水排水沟"
},
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
"word": "sadevesiviemäri"
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"word": "ludreira"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"word": "bueiro"
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"feminine"
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"word": "cloaca"
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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],
"word": "storm drain"
}
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"etymology_text": "An allusion to their usefulness in catching stormwater and therefore preventing floods.",
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"An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without passing through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods."
],
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"(US) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without passing through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods."
],
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},
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"word": "highway drain"
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"masculine"
],
"word": "embornal"
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"code": "cmn",
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"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "yǔshuǐ páishuǐgōu",
"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
"word": "雨水排水溝 /雨水排水沟"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
"word": "sadevesiviemäri"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
"word": "hulevesiviemäri"
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
"word": "hulevesikaivo"
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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],
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"lang": "Polish",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"masculine"
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"word": "burzowiec"
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"word": "bueiro"
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
"tags": [
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"word": "cloaca"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"word": "desagüe"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
"word": "agualluvias (sistema)"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
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"sense": "conduit for rainwater",
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"word": "storm drain"
}
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