Definition of run-off in English English dictionary
- water that drains off the surface of land after irrigation or rain
- That part of precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that drains off land into surface water It can carry sediments and pollutants into the receiving waters
- A final, elimination election used to determine the winner among the highest vote-getters in the previous, just-held election
- A reinsurance policy termination provision under which the reinsurer remains liable for losses occurring after the date of termination on policies in force on that date
- precipitation that the ground does not absorb and that ultimately reaches rivers, lakes or oceans
- A termination provision of a reinsurance contract that stipulates the reinsurer remains liable for loss as a result of occurrences taking place after the date of termination for reinsured policies-in-force at the date of termination until their expiration or for a specified time period
- Water from rainfall or irrigation that is allowed to flow off the property Run-off can be thought of as a lost resource and a contributor to non: point source pollution
- - Water drained from the land
- Any rainwater, leachate, or other liquid that drains over the land from any part of a facility
- water that drains or flows of the surface of the land
- That part of precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that runs off the land into streams or other surface-water It can carry pollutants from the air and land into receiving waters Running Losses: Evaporation of motor vehicle fuels from the fuel tank while the vehicle is in use
- That part of precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that runs off the land into streams or other surface water It can carry pollutants from the air and land into the receiving waters
- Rainwater that flows off a land surface
- The portion of precipitation that flows over the land surface or in open channels
- The process of settling claims for an account that has stopped accepting new risks
- Two or more hounds in contention for a placement or Best-of-Breed
- Water which, having fallen, flows across the surface of the ground (or a landfill or other accumulation of material), picking up materials such as soil, agricultural chemicals and other transportable materials, continuing into a watercourse
- Process of shedding spray from surface during and immediately after pesticide application, when droplets coalesce to form continuous film and surplus liquid drops from surface Also, the water, derived from precipitation, that ultimately reaches stream channels
- In terms of Stormwater, run-off is the rainwater that is not absorbed by the soil
- A run-off is an extra vote or contest which is held in order to decide the winner of an election or competition, because no-one has yet clearly won. There will be a run-off between these two candidates on December 9th
- Rainfall not absorbed by soil
- Generally refers to water, which has fallen as precipitation, which is channeled directly to streams, rivers etc
- run-off voting
- A voting system used to elect a single winner, whereby only two candidates from the first round continue to the second round
- run around like a chicken with its head cut off
- To act in a haphazard or aimless way; frantically or without control
The president doesn't know what to do. He's running around like a headless chicken.
- run off
- To make photocopies, or print
Please run off a couple dozen more flyers to pass out.
- run off
- To flee or depart quickly
Don't run off before the end of the event.
- run off
- To chase someone away
If anyone comes into this field, the bull will soon run them off.
- run off
- To operate by a particular energy source
This radio runs off batteries.
- run off
- To write something quickly
Shakespeare could run off a play in just a couple of days.
- run off
- To pour or spill off or over
They kept a barrel to store rainwater that has run off the roof.
- run off
- To leave someone without prior advice
He ran off to France leaving her with all the debts and three children to bring up.
- run off at the mouth
- To talk incessantly (about something)
- run off with
- To leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong
The chief accountant has run off with his secretary!.
- run off with
- To steal or abscond
He ran off with my wallet.
- runoff
- Dissolved chemicals, etc, included in such water
The runoff of nitrates is poisoning the lake.
- runoff
- That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate, but instead is discharged from the area
- run something off
- 1. produce a copy on a machine. 2. write or recite something quickly and with little effort. 3. drain liquid from a container
- run off
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
- run off
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- run off
- force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
- run off
- If you run off copies of a piece of writing, you produce them using a machine. If you want to run off a copy sometime today, you're welcome to
- run off
- decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
- run off
- If you run off with someone, you secretly go away with them in order to live with them or marry them. The last thing I'm going to do is run off with somebody's husband We could run off together, but neither of us wants to live the rest of our lives abroad. = run away
- run off
- reproduce by xerography
- run off
- run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"
- run off
- run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
- run off
- decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
- run off
- escape; print, make copies; produce quickly; drive away, expel; hold an additional race to determine the winner after an unclear previous match
- runoff
- Water that flows over the ground surface to the drainage system
- runoff
- That part of precipitation, snowmelt, or irrigation water that flows from the land to streams or other surface waters
- runoff
- The water that flows overland to lakes or streams during and shortly after a precipitation event
- runoff
- A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated
- runoff
- Drainage or flood discharge that leaves an area as surface flow or as pipeline flow, having reached a channel or pipeline by either surface or subsurface routes Generally, surface water entering river, lakes, or reservoirs < back to top S
- runoff
- rainwater or snowmelt which flows over the surface of the ground without seeping into the soil
- runoff
- (1) The portion of rainfall that is not absorbed by the deep strata and not lost to vegetation or evaporation It is that which finds its way into streams as surface flow (2) The total stream discharge of water (quantity or rate), including both surface and sub surface flow, usually expressed in acre feet or in cubic feet per second per square mile of drainage area
- runoff
- (1) That part of the precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that appears in uncontrolled surface streams, rivers, drains or sewers Runoff may be classified according to speed of appearance after rainfall or melting snow as direct runoff or base runoff, and according to source as surface runoff, storm interflow, or ground-water runoff (2) The total discharge described in (1), above, during a specified period of time (3) Also defined as the depth to which a drainage area would be covered if all of the runoff for a given period of time were uniformly distributed over it
- runoff
- the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
- runoff
- That part of the precipitation that appears in uncontrolled surface streams, drains, or sewers It is the same as streamflow unaffected by artificial diversion, imports, storage, or other works of man in or on the stream channels
- runoff
- That part of the precipitation that appears in surface streams It is the same as streamflow unaffected by artificial diversions, storage, or other works of man in or on the stream channels Runoff may be classified as follows
- runoff
- Water traveling across the ground surface, caused by heavy rains or irrigation If the surrounding ground is sloped toward a pond, surface runoff can wash dirt and garden chemicals into the water
- runoff
- n: Surface water effluent (usually from precipitation but may be from human activities such as irrigation) that moves too quickly to be absorbed into the ground It flows down contour gradients to enter stream and river systems, carrying with it anything light enough to be borne in the volume of water, which may be light after a small rain or tremendous in the wake of a storm, when even large boulders and trees get swept up in the runoff When runoff travels over deforested or unplanted agricultural lands, it carries away large quantities of topsoil Runoff from agricultural areas often carries heavy doses of biocides , fertilizers, and other nutrients, which can lead to eutrophication when introduced into aquatic systems
- runoff
- {i} excess liquid that drains or flows into streams; final round in an election or competition
- runoff
- water from rain, snow melt, or irrigation that flows over the ground and returns to streams, lakes, or wetlands It can collect pollutants from air or land and carry them to the receiving waters
- runoff
- water that flows over the land surface into a waterbody
- runoff
- Water from rain, snow melt, or irrigation that flows over the ground surface and returns to streams It can collect pollutants from air or land and carry them to the receiving waters S
- runoff
- The flow of water, usually from precipitation, which is not absorbed into the ground It flows across the land and eventually runs to stream channels, lakes, oceans, or depressions or lowpoints in the Earth's surface The characteristics that affect the rate of runoff include rainfall duration and intensity as well as the ground's slope, soil type, and ground cover Runoff can pick up pollutants from the air and land, carrying them into the streams, lakes, etc
- runoff
- That part of precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that drains or flows off the land into streams or other surface waters
- runoff
- Portion of rain or snowmelt that runs across the land surface and flows through the surface soil, ultimately reaching the stream or river
- runoff
- The amount of precipitation not absorbed into the ground which flows into the sea It can cause fluctuations in the sea level, for example in a harbour at the mouth of a river Sea level along open coasts is not noticeably affected by it
- runoff
- a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner
- runoff
- Excess rainwater that can carry contaminants---untreated---from urban concrete and other human-made surfaces, into sewers, rivers and streams
- runoff
- That part of precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that is not absorbed by soil and which drains or flows off the land into streams or other surface waters
- runoff
- Water from rain or irrigation that flows across, rather than into, the land Runoff increases as the amount of impervious surfaces increases Runoff often carries pollutants, such as pesticides, excess nutrients, and sediments It is a major vehicle for nonpoint source pollution In undeveloped forest land, little rain runs off as plant cover and roots allow rainwater to seep slowly into the soil In developed suburban and urban land, the increased amount of impervious surfaces decreases the absorption of rainfall and increases runoff Runoff flushes pollutants contained on the impervious surfaces and in the rainwater itself into nearby streams High amounts of runoff can erode stream banks and cause flooding After reaching the receiving water body, pollutants from runoff degrade water quality
- runoff
- the flow of water from the land to oceans or interior basins by overland flow and stream channels
- runoff
- The flow across the land surface of water that accumulates on the surface when the rainfall rate exceeds the infiltration capacity of the soil
- runoff
- Water from rain, snowmelt, or irrigation that flows over the ground surface and returns to streams, running off the land to the stream It includes the water and everything it picks up along the way
- runoff
- The portion of the precipitation on the land which ultimately reaches the streams especially the water from rain or melted snow that flows over the surface