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(geography) Water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, sea or ocean, as opposed to groundwater.

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surface water

Source Word

surface water

countable uncountable

(geography) Water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, sea or ocean, as opposed to groundwater.

Japanese Meaning

地表水：地下水に対して、地表に存在する水。具体的には、河川、湖、海、または地面に溜まる水を指します。

After the storm, the surface water accumulated in low-lying fields and clogged the drainage ditches.

嵐の後、地表水が低地にたまり、排水溝を詰まらせた。

Sense（1）

(geography) Water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, sea or ocean, as opposed to groundwater.

surface waters

（ plural ）