rainwater
/ɹˈeɪnwˌɔtɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Water (for a house, etc.) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.
Uncountable
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "In early December, as rainwaters had started the monthlong process of flooding mines and washing out rail lines, workers lined up before 1 p.m. at an easy-to-miss storefront depot in Mackay."
- "Constructed of hard flint stone, which came as ballast from England and is now painted coral white, the house has a fishpond, or catchment, roof, dating from 1788, to collect rainwater."
Etymology
From Middle English reinwater, from Old English reġnwæter, equivalent to rain + water. Cognate with West Frisian reinwetter, Dutch regenwater, German Regenwasser, Swedish regnvatten.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: reinwater, reġnwæter