āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
runoff
/ÉšËĘnÉf/
run-off
Runoff
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš, āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš
the excess liquid, typically water, that exceeds the capacity of an area to contain or absorb it
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The construction site had inadequate drainage, causing the runoff to accumulate in large pools.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛ā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻĢāĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨
a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner
03
āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš, āĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš
the flow of water or substances that drain away from an area of land, often carrying dirt, chemicals, or other materials
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The soil was eroded by the runoff from the mountain.
āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
