storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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Would George Clooney finally win for ER after submitting the episode where Dr. Ross has to save a kid in a storm drain during a flood?
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 July 2025
Thousands of motorists were stranded for more than eight hours along a section of rural interstate highway in southern West Virginia early Friday after a mudslide caused by heavy rains blocked a storm drain the previous night, flooding and completely shutting down the northbound lanes.
—CBS News, 28 June 2025
Officials didn’t provide information about how the bear may have gotten inside the storm drain or how someone discovered him in there.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Tragedy struck when the dad of three accidentally got too close to the storm drain pipe in his yard while collecting one of the balls.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 July 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 July 2025
Thousands of motorists were stranded for more than eight hours along a section of rural interstate highway in southern West Virginia early Friday after a mudslide caused by heavy rains blocked a storm drain the previous night, flooding and completely shutting down the northbound lanes.
—CBS News, 28 June 2025
Officials didn’t provide information about how the bear may have gotten inside the storm drain or how someone discovered him in there.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Tragedy struck when the dad of three accidentally got too close to the storm drain pipe in his yard while collecting one of the balls.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 July 2025
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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