Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

storm sewer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: stor-m sew-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An underground sewer or open canal for channeling surface runoff (as from a rain storm); distinct from a sanitary sewer.

Inflected Forms

storm sewers (plural)

Synonyms

storm drain drainage system stormwater drain drain system drainage well

Questions

What does storm sewer mean?: An underground sewer or open canal for channeling surface runoff (as from a rain storm); distinct from a sanitary sewer.

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