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noun
Water that is not absorbed into soil and rapidly flows downstream, increasing the level of waterways. In some municipal systems it intermixes with wastewater, increasing the volume of the latter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: surface runoff, runoff[Appendix:Glossary
Antonyms: none provided
History
From storm + water.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
