Definitions
drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
Word origin
From Middle English reinwater, from Old English reġnwæter, equivalent to rain + water. Cognate with West Frisian reinwetter, Dutch regenwater, German Regenwasser, Swedish regnvatten.
Used in a sentence
“In early December, as rainwaters had started the monthlong process of flooding mines and washing out rail lines, workers lined up before 1 p.m. at an easy-to-miss storefront depot in Mackay.”
“Constructed of hard flint stone, which came as ballast from England and is now painted coral white, the house has a fishpond, or catchment, roof, dating from 1788, to collect rainwater.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“storm runoff”9 letters
02“Cloud runoff”9 letters
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