storm drain

English

Etymology

An allusion to their usefulness in catching stormwater and therefore preventing floods.

Noun

storm drain (plural storm drains)

(US) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods

Translations

conduit for rainwater

Catalan: embornal (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: sadevesiviemäri (fi), hulevesiviemäri, hulevesikaivo
Galician: sumidoiro (gl) m, tréstiga f, ludreira f
Greek: υπόνομος (el) m (ypónomos)
Polish: burzowiec (pl) m
Portuguese: bueiro (pt) m
Spanish: cloaca (es) f, desagüe (es) m, agualluvias (sistema)
Swedish: dagvattenbrunn (sv) c

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