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rainwater

 
Dictionary: rain·wa·ter   (rān''tər, -wŏt'ər) pronunciation
n.
Water that has fallen as rain and contains little dissolved mineral matter.


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IN BRIEF: Drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds.

pronunciation The streets were flooded with rainwater, and we saw no signs of the sky clearing up.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
  Synonym: rain


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - regnvand, regn

Nederlands (Dutch)
regenwater

Français (French)
n. - eau de pluie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Regenwasser

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βροχόνερο, (πληθ.) όμβρια ύδατα

Italiano (Italian)
acqua piovana

Português (Portuguese)
n. - água da chuva (f)

Русский (Russian)
дождевая вода

Español (Spanish)
n. - agua de lluvia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - regnvatten

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
雨水, 软水

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雨水, 軟水

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 빗물, 천수

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 雨水, 天水

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مياه الامطار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מי-גשמים‬


 
 
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