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rain⋅out

  [reyn-out]
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–noun
1. a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
2. Also called washout. the removal of radioactive particles or other foreign substances from the atmosphere by precipitation.
Also, rain-out.
Compare fallout.

Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase rain out
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rain·out   (rān'out')   
n.  An event, such as an athletic contest, that has been rained out.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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