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English
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Etymology
From Middle English reinwater, from Old English reġnwæter, equivalent to rain + water. Cognate with West Frisian reinwetter, Dutch regenwater, German Regenwasser, Swedish regnvatten.
Noun
rainwater (usually uncountable, plural rainwaters)
- Rainfall.
- Water (for a house etc) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.
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