# der Rinnstein

der Rinnstein is a German noun meaning “sewer”. Forms: des Rinnsteines, die Rinnsteine.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Rinnsteines
- Plural: die Rinnsteine

## In other languages

- Русский: сточная канава, лотковый камень

## Meanings

1. sewer, street gutter (depression that runs parallel to a road and is designed to collect rainwater that flows along the street diverting it into a storm drain)
2. drain; gutter
   - „Rosafarbenes Wasser rann an der Schwelle herab und malte auf seinem Weg zum Rinnstein ein Labyrinth in den Staub.“
3. curb; kerb

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