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rainout

rainout

1 3.9
An event like a sports game or concert canceled because of rain
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪnaʊt/
  • US
: cancelación por lluvia
  • Does anyone care whether the Cards might even the series after getting a little rest after Wednesday's rainout?
  • rainout on Sunday
  • two rainouts
  • days of rainouts

Examples

  • When FOX delayed The X Factor's Judges' Houses Episode 3 on October 17, 2012, because of the baseball rainout, we were mad.

    Blog text (12)

  • Hundred bucks says I can get us a rainout for tomorrow.

    Bull Durham (1988)

  • It's a rainout!

    Against the Current (2009)

  • The possibility of rainouts.

    Blog text (16)

  • An hour later, when we climbed into our broken-down old Ford team bus after the game and headed toward Ogden for a pair of rainout doubleheaders, I was sure I was on my way to great things.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The baseball game was canceled due to a rainout after heavy showers began just before the first pitch.

  • Fans were disappointed when the concert was called off because of a rainout in the area.

  • After three rainouts this season, the team's schedule has been severely affected.

Antonyms

to clear up
25 2.0

To become clear after cloudy or rainy weather

Surface Forms

rainout singular
rainouts plural

Morphology

rainout = rain + out (semi-transparent) = rain + out

The components 'rain' + 'out' are clear, but 'out' expressing 'cancellation' in the idiom 'rained out' is somewhat idiomatic for learners.

Etymology

Rainout comes from rain and out, with 'out' meaning 'not happening' because of rain. So a rainout is a game or concert that is canceled or stopped because of rain.