rainwater

noun

water fallen as rain.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English rein water, Old English regn-wæter; see rain, water

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(Leo) James, 1917–86, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1975.

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rainwater (ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə)

—n
	water from rain (as distinguished from spring water, tap water, etc)

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