storm sewer

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English - Turkish
(Çevre) sel suyu kanalı
sağanak lağımı
sağanak lâğımı
English - English
An underground sewer or open canal for channeling surface runoff (as from a rain storm); distinct from a sanitary sewer
a sewer that carries only surface runoff, street wash, and snow melt from the land In a separate sewer system, storm sewers are completely separate from those that carry domestic and commercial wastewater (sanitary sewers)
A sewer that carries only surface runoff, street wash and snow melt from the land In a separate sewer system, storm sewers are completely separate from those that carry domestic and commercial wastewater (sanitary sewers)
A sewer for carrying off rainwater or meltwater, as to a river or bay
A system of pipes that carry stormwater runoff from the surfaces of buildings, paved surfaces, and land
Sewers designed for the removal of uncontaminated run off waters to retention areas, creeks, rivers, etc
a sewer intended to carry only storm waters, surface runoff, street wash waters, and drainage
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A sewer that carries storm, surface and groundwater drainage but excludes sewage and industrial wastes other than unpolluted cooling water
A system of pipes (separate from sanitary sewers) that carries water runoff from buildings and land surfaces
A sewer system designed to collect storm water and is separated from the waste water system
A drain line, which is not connected to the sewer line, removes all other wastewater from a home
A sewer that collects and transports surface runoff to a discharge point (infiltration basin, receiving stream, treatment plant)
A system of pipes and (sometimes) open channels carrying urban runoff
A sewer carrying only runoff from storm events
A system of pipes (separate from sanitary sewers) that carries only water runoff from buildings and land surfaces

Related Terms

storm sewers
plural form of storm sewer
storm sewer

    Hyphenation

    Storm sew·er

    Turkish pronunciation

    stôrm suır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈstôrm ˈso͞oər/ /ˈstɔːrm ˈsuːɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'storm ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German sturm storm, Old English styrian to stir.
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