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PRONUNCIATION OF STORM SEWER

storm sewer  [stɔːm ˈsuːə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STORM SEWER

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Storm sewer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STORM SEWER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

storm sewer

Storm drain

A storm drain, storm sewer, stormwater drain or drainage well system or simply a drain or drain system is designed to drain excess rain and ground water from paved streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and roofs. Storm drains vary in design from small residential dry wells to large municipal systems. They are fed by street gutters on most motorways, freeways and other busy roads, as well as towns in areas which experience heavy rainfall, flooding and coastal towns which experience regular storms. Many storm drainage systems are designed to drain the storm water, untreated, into rivers or streams.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STORM SEWER


atua
ˈɑːtuːə
aue
ˈɑːuːə
brewer
ˈbruːə
chewer
ˈtʃuːə
Dewar
ˈdjuːə
doer
ˈduːə
huer
ˈhjuːə
interviewer
ˈɪntəvjuːə
kehua
ˈkɛhuːə
lassoer
læˈsuːə
lehua
leɪˈhuːə
mashua
ˈmæʃuːə
reviewer
rɪˈvjuːə
Rotorua
ˌrəʊtəˈruːə
sewer
ˈsuːə
suer
ˈsuːə
tattooer
tæˈtuːə
truer
ˈtruːə
viewer
ˈvjuːə
wrongdoer
ˈrɒŋˌduːə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STORM SEWER

storm belt
storm cellar
storm centre
storm cloud
storm collar
storm cone
storm door
storm drain
storm force
storm glass
storm in a teacup
storm insurance
storm lantern
storm petrel
storm trooper
storm troops
storm trysail
storm warning
storm water
storm window

WORDS THAT END LIKE STORM SEWER

eschewer
ewer
hewer
microbrewer
nonviewer
previewer
renewer
screwer
shewer
skewer
spewer
stewer
strewer
televiewer
underviewer

Synonyms and antonyms of storm sewer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «storm sewer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STORM SEWER

Find out the translation of storm sewer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of storm sewer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «storm sewer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雨水下水道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

drenaje pluvial
570 millions of speakers

English

storm sewer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तूफान सीवर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عاصفة المجاري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ливневая канализация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

galerias de águas pluviais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝড় সিয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

égout pluvial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembetung ribut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Regenwasserkanal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雨水管
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폭풍 하수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sewerai badai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cống bão
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புயல் கழிவுநீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वादळी झाकलेले गटार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fırtına kanalizasyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fogna tempesta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kanalizacji burzowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зливова каналізація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

canalizare furtună
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποχέτευσης ομβρίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

storm riool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

storm kloak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

storm kloakk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of storm sewer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STORM SEWER»

The term «storm sewer» is regularly used and occupies the 85.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STORM SEWER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about storm sewer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STORM SEWER»

Discover the use of storm sewer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to storm sewer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Urban Storm Water Design
A storm sewer system as shown in Figure 6.1 consists of a series of pipes and manholes. Surface water can only enter the system at manholes. Between two adjacent manholes, the design flow remains constant. Sewer flow hydraulics are very ...
James C. Y. Guo, 2003
2
Wastewater Collection System Maintenance
Infectious wastes and sanitary sewage must be excluded from the storm sewer system. Municipalities with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits (NPDES) monitor, test, and regulate storm sewer discharges. Primary ...
Michael J. Parcher, 1997
3
Hydrology Handbook
For the design of hydraulic structures based on peak discharge, such as a storm sewer or culvert, the design storm duration should produce the largest peak discharge for a given return period. This will normally be the time of concentration for ...
‎1996
4
Guidance manual for the preparation of part 2 of the NPDES ...
14) Discharge* through large and medium municipal separate storm sewer systems- In addition to meeting the requirement! of paragraph (c) of this section, an operator of a storm water discharge associated with industrial activity which ...
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water, 1991
5
Environmental monitoring at Love Canal
evidence presented in Sections 4.2.1 through 4.2.3) that storm sewers sampled in the Declaration Area would display evidence of direct Love Canal-related contamination, except for those storm sewers that directly connect to the storm sewer ...
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development, 1982
6
Code of Federal Regulations
In making this determination the Director may consider the following factors: (A) Physical interconnections between the municipal separate storm sewers; (B) The location of discharges from the designated municipal separate storm sewer ...
‎2009
7
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
In making this determination the Director may consider the following factors: (A) Physical interconnections between the municipal separate storm sewers; (B) The location of discharges from the designated municipal separate storm sewer ...
‎1991
8
Guidance Manual for the Preparation of NPDES Permit ...
In making this determination the Director may consider the following factors: (A) physical interconnections between the municipal separate storm sewers; (B) the location of discharges from the designated municipal separate storm sewer ...
‎1991
9
Urban stormwater and combined sewer overflow impact on ...
In order of appearance in the table, a brief description of each category is presented. Pollutant Spilled into Storm Sewer — The pollutant in this category may or may not have been flushed by a rainfall event (not indicated on fish kill report).
Yousef A. Yousef, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory. Storm and Combined Sewer Section, University of Central Florida. College of Engineering, 1980
10
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Protection of ...
In making this determination the Director may consider the following factors: (A) Physical interconnections between the municipal separate storm sewers; (B) The location of discharges from the designated municipal separate storm sewer ...
Office of the Federal Register, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STORM SEWER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term storm sewer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chestermere's storm sewers eyed after separate storms flood city …
Repeated storm flooding in the Calgary-area reflects infrastructure incapable of ... “I think we did really well on Tuesday, we had no sewer backups,” said ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
2
Crews discover body in storm sewer on Syracuse street
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Two sewer workers walking in a large storm sewer beneath a Syracuse street have discovered a body that's believed to be a man who ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
3
Firefighters rescue fawn from storm sewer
—A fawn is running free again after being rescued from a storm sewer in the ... They found the baby deer and managed to free it from the sewer in about 20 ... «KMBC Kansas City, Jun 15»
4
Fawn rescued from storm sewer by Wentzville Fire Protection District …
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – Emergency personnel with the Wentzville Fire Protection District rescued a fawn out of a storm sewer after neighbors called about ... «fox2now.com, Jun 15»
5
Expect delays on NB Big Bend in Richmond Heights for sewer work
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MO (KTVI)- Work continues on northbound Big Bend between Manchester Road and I-64/40 in Richmond Heights on a storm sewer line ... «fox2now.com, Jun 15»
6
Ducklings rescued from storm sewer in Eastlake
At 11 a.m., a passing motorist watched as two ducklings following the rest of the birds fell down a grate into a storm sewer on Route 91 near Curtis Boulevard, ... «News-Herald.com, Jun 15»
7
Firefighters rescue a dozen ducklings stuck in storm sewer
For the second time in a week, the Fond du Lac Fire Department responded to a unique call, a dozen ducklings were stuck in a storm sewer. Experts say ... «WIAT 42, May 15»
8
Southern Wisconsin escapes brunt of deadly storm system
Shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District reported combined sanitary and storm sewers in central Milwaukee and eastern ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Apr 15»
9
Windsor police rescue dog that fell into a storm sewer
A Windsor police officer descended into the bowels of Malden Park Sunday to save a dog that plunged 15 feet to the bottom of a freezing, water-filled storm ... «Windsor Star, Feb 15»
10
After death, Cedar Rapids to improve safety of storm sewer
Cedar Rapids will install safety measures at the location where a 17-year-old boy died after being swept into a storm sewer last year and take other steps to ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jan 15»

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