English Explanatory Dictionary

surface runoff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Overland flow of excess water (with or without accumulated contaminants) that cannot be absorbed by the ground as infiltration.

Word forms

surface runoff surface runoffs

Etymology

From surface + runoff.

Synonyms

stormwater runoff[Appendix:Glossary

Related words

precipitation wastewater
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