rainwater
noun [U] /ˈreɪnˌwɔː.tər/
/-ˌwɑː.t̬ɚ/ Definition
› water that has fallen as rain, rather than water that has come from a tap: I collect rainwater to water my plants.Water in generalRain
(Definition of rainwater noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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