storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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Firefighters rescued four baby ducklings from a storm drain in Vernon on Tuesday and reunited them with their mother.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
Authorities were told that the ducks had fallen and were paddling beneath the grate of a storm drain.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
The ducklings were also found in a storm drain.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2026
Water began pouring into David Tahara’s North Park home Tuesday night around midnight, thanks to a late-breaking rainfall and a basement storm drain that smelled of sewage at certain points.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
Authorities were told that the ducks had fallen and were paddling beneath the grate of a storm drain.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
The ducklings were also found in a storm drain.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2026
Water began pouring into David Tahara’s North Park home Tuesday night around midnight, thanks to a late-breaking rainfall and a basement storm drain that smelled of sewage at certain points.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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