rainwater
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rainwater¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English reinwater, from Old English reġnwæter, equivalent to rain + water. Cognate with West Frisian reinwetter, Dutch regenwater, German Regenwasser, Swedish regnvatten.
noun rainwaters · rain water
- Rainfall. In early December, as rainwaters had started the monthlong process of flooding mines and washing out rail lines, workers lined up before 1 p.m. at an easy-to-miss storefront depot in Mackay.
- Water (for a house, etc.) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea. Constructed of hard flint stone, which came as ballast from England and is now painted coral white, the house has a fishpond, or catchment, roof, dating from 1788, to collect rainwater.
Rainwater²
proper noun Rainwaters
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rain, raining, rainy, rainfall, storm, water, stormwater, drainage, precipitation, drains, rainpour, raine, rainwash, rainer, raign, rainstorm
Translations
Every language
noun water sourced from rain
| Español | agua de lluvia, agua llovediza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 빗물 binmul, 우수 usu |
| 日本語 | 雨水 amamizu, 雨水 usui |
| 中文 | 雨水 yǔshuǐ |
| हिन्दी | वर्षाजल varṣājal |
| Português | água da/de chuva |
| Français | eaux de pluie |
| Deutsch | Regenwasser |
| Italiano | acqua piovana |
| Русский | дождева́я вода́ doždevája vodá |
| Tiếng Việt | nước mưa |
| العربية | مِيَاه اَلْأَمْطَار miyāh al-ʔamṭār |
Talk about this word "rainwater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rainwater. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rainwater. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rainwater "rainwater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rainwater.Cite this
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title = {rainwater},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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