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rainout
or rain-out
[ reyn-out ]
noun
- a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- Also called washout. the removal of radioactive particles or other foreign substances from the atmosphere by precipitation.
rainout
/ ˈreɪnˌaʊt /
noun
- radioactive fallout or atmospheric pollution carried to the earth by rain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rainout1
1945–50, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase rain out
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