rainwater

[ reyn-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

/ ˈreɪnˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

water fallen as rain.

Origin of rainwater

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

Rainwater

[ reyn-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

/ ˈreɪnˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

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

Some solbreeders still exist on nearby anchored ships, living off fish and rainwater, and some hope of eventual rescue.

The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks |Max Brooks |January 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
RH: The planking system drains into the plantings so only about 20 percent of the rainwater will go into the sewer system.

Summer Lovers |Matthew Dakotah |September 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Formerly a bucket was lowered by means of a pulley to bring up the rainwater that had been gathered from the roof of the house.

The Three Eyes |Maurice Leblanc
Then we went to a pool of rainwater that lay in a hollow rock near by, and drank our fill, for we were very thirsty.

The Virgin of the Sun |H. R. Haggard

My shoulder-blade encountered the sharp edge of a rainwater pipe.

Foe-Farrell |Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
"If you do I'll drag you down to the rainwater hogshed and drop you in," said Anne unsympathetically.

Anne Of The Island |Lucy Maud Montgomery
Followed a gully, which changed from south round to north-west till 5.15, when we camped at a small pool of rainwater.

Journals of Australian Explorations |A C and F T Gregory

rainwater

/ (ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə) /

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