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rainwater

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rain·wa·ter  (rntr, -wtr)
n.
Water that has fallen as rain and contains little dissolved mineral matter.

rainwater
Noun
water from rain
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rainwaterrainwater - drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
fresh water, freshwater - water that is not salty
Translations
rainwater [ˈreɪnwɔːtəʳ] nagua de lluvia
rainwater [ˈreɪnwɔːtəʳ] neau f de pluie
rainwater [ˈreɪnwɔːtəʳ] rain nRegenwasser nt
rainwater [ˈreɪnwɔːtəʳ] nacqua piovana


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The bread is two- thirds rainwater, the beefsteak-pie is exceedingly rich in it, and the jam, and the butter, and the salt, and the coffee have all combined with it to make soup.
"If you do I'll drag you down to the rainwater hogshed and drop you in," said Anne unsympathetically.
Here and there they met with rainwater collected in the hollows of the rocks, but more than once they were reduced to the utmost extremity; and some of the men had recourse to the last expedient to avoid perishing.
 
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