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rainstorm
/ ˈreɪnˌstɔːm /
noun
- a storm with heavy rain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rainstorm1
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Example Sentences
A chilly spring rainstorm complete with hail and strong winds did little to ease the mood.
Despite rainstorm after rainstorm, the Texas ground is so dry that it soaks up water.
“I found a ghost town in South Dakota during a rainstorm,” Thompson described.
Bad weather, however, gave her a reprieve; a spring rainstorm forced a postponement, pushing her appearance back 24 hours.
The two SUWU shorties opened fire on what they mistook for rival shorties in a park, huddled under a canopy during a rainstorm.
However, at the scheduled time for the march to begin, a severe rainstorm delayed the march.
I read a story the other day of a young student who was overtaken by a rainstorm, and borrowed an umbrella of a lawyer.
On the other hand, a severe rainstorm in a forested region will hardly have an appreciable effect upon the streams.
Was compelled to ride between showers all day as a rainstorm had set in just as I was leaving Albany.
A cold and protracted rainstorm coming on, we were obliged to leave the woods before we were ready.
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