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Meaning of Rainwater | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. Rainfall.
    uncountable, usually
  3. Water (for a house, etc.) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية المطر مِيَاه اَلْأَمْطَار
Bosanski kišnica кишница
Čeština dešťová voda dešťovka
Dansk regnvand
Deutsch Regenwasser
Ελληνικά βροχόνερο
Español agua de lluvia agua llovediza
Suomi sadevesi
Français eaux de pluie
Gàidhlig uisge-adhair
हिन्दी वर्षाजल
Hrvatski kišnica кишница
Magyar esővíz
Bahasa Indonesia air hujan
Íslenska regnvatn
Italiano acqua piovana
日本語 雨水
한국어 빗물 우수
Latviešu lietus
Македонски дождо́вница
Nederlands regenwater
Polski deszczówka
Português água da/de chuva
Русский дождева́я вода́
Српски kišnica кишница
Svenska regnvatten
தமிழ் மழைத்தண்ணீர் மழைநீர் மேனீர்
Türkçe yağmur suyu
Українська дощова вода

Examples

“In early December, as rainwaters had started the monthlong process⟳ of flooding mines and washing out rail lines, workers lined up before 1 p.m. at an easy-to-miss storefront depot in Mackay.”
“Constructed of hard flint stone, which came as ballast from England and is now painted coral white, the house has a fishpond, or catchment, roof, dating from 1788, to collect⟳ rainwater.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rainwater goods Rainwear rainworm Rainworth rainy day Rainy Lake

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