Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The portion of rainfall which is not evaporated or absorbed by the soil, but flows off in streams or is available for storage. See the extract.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of runoff.
Examples
“A large amount of water from the north flowed past Bangkok to the Gulf of Thailand yesterday," Mr Theera said, referring to the run-off water.”
“No reef ... we had one years ago, but pesticide run-off from the Four Seasons golf course took care of that.”
“Fertilizer run-off from the Mississippi River has created algae blooms and large dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico.”
The Unrecognized Malthusian Mistakes « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website
“We know that there is a lot of agricultural run-off that goes directly into the lake and brings with it agricultural chemicals of various types.”
“A run-off for the presidential election could bring fresh turmoil.”
The Guardian: Haiti earthquake charities blamed as scars fail to heal
“If I get elected, I won't let this country be run by the international aid agencies as they wish, as it has been so far," says Mirlande Manigat, a candidate in the presidential election run-off, which is expected to be held next month.”
The Guardian: Haiti earthquake charities blamed as scars fail to heal
“A small author-is-not-very-clever misunderstanding about the conversion of MS Word wordcounts to page run-off counts means that the book I thought was a bit on the long side, while unfinished, was, ummm, very very very much on the long side.”
“Purchase of all lands within a quarter-mile of a River system, to be planted to Praire grass and woodland, would cut Agricultural run-off polution by two-thirds.”
Prairie Population Problems, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Round 1 is open to anybody, and round 2 is a run-off between the two highest vote getters from round 1.”
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ENVI - water protection
population equiva..., absorptive proper..., abstraction rate, abundance, acaricide, accidental pollution, admixture, adsorption, agglomeration, algicide, alkalinity, angiosperms and 398 more...
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POL - opposition
Terms used for and by those in the opposition
foil a coup, spark a crisis, attack dog, controversial, guerrilla, lacklustre opposi..., protest badge, provoke a walkout, rebel movement, rebellion, roundly condemn t..., run-off and 15 more...
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Zimbabwoe
A list of words and terminology culled from the media in relation to the political situation in Zimbabwe. List commenced April 2008.
election, poverty, hyperinflation, tsvangirai, mdc, mugabe, zanu pf, activist, stalemate, behind-the-scenes, arrest, election result and 86 more...
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