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storm sewer

noun

  1. a sewer for carrying off rainfall drained from paved surfaces, roofs, etc.


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Most American sewer pipes, both sanitary and storm sewer pipes, are typically cracked, because we do such bad maintenance.

Clean all the rock and dirt out until you break through into the storm sewer, then come back.

It took Jon four hours to drive the tunnel as far as the ancient granite wall of the storm sewer.

It was almost dawn before he managed to find a storm sewer in which to hide for the day.

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