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rainwater

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rain·wa·ter  (rnwôtr, -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
rain
fresh water, freshwater - water that is not salty
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Spanish rainwater [ˈreɪnwɔːtəʳ] n → agua de lluvia
French rainwater [ˈreɪnwɔːtəʳ] n → eau f de pluie
German rainwater [ˈreɪnwɔːtəʳ] rain n → Regenwasser nt
Italian rainwater [ˈreɪnwɔːtəʳ] n → acqua 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.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
"If you do I'll drag you down to the rainwater hogshed and drop you in," said Anne unsympathetically.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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