rainwater

The English word “rainwater” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

Rainfall.
Water (for a house, etc.) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.

Etymology

From Middle English reinwater, from Old English reġnwæter, equivalent to rain + water. Cognate with West Frisian reinwetter, Dutch regenwater, German Regenwasser, Swedish regnvatten.

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