rainstorm
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- noun
- /ˈreɪnˌstɔrm/
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tormenta
- We had to cancel the picnic because a sudden rainstorm rolled in unexpectedly.
- torrential rainstorm
- heavy rainstorm
- intense rainstorm
At the end of every rainstorm, the sun comes out.
- At the end of every rainstorm, the sun comes out.
- It's the kind of eerie rainstorm where it is dark dark.
- You got caught in a slight rainstorm while you were driving down the Southern California coast.
- I just got a notification on my satellite phone that there's going to be a giant rainstorm, which is not a problem.
- It's not just the one rainstorm, but the overall climate of it.
- Ideally, you're at the beach, go down just a maybe even like an absolute rainstorm that turns into a perfect sunset.
Examples
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From this vantage, Gillespie and Salt can see a threatening rainstorm sweeping in over the San Francisco Bay.
Fiction book (1995) -
For example, a large rainstorm might wash nutrient rich sediment from a forest into a lake.
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At the end of every rainstorm, the sun comes out.
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One good rainstorm and the castle will slide right into the river.
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I was in a rainstorm in the Grand Canyon.
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Oh, that rainstorm really kicked up some mud last night.
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(ON TV) The biggest rainstorm in Texas history.
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And there was always the risk of a rainstorm; even a brief shower would wash away a delicate fossil.
Fiction book (1990) -
You want to get somewhere on time, we might say, but a rainstorm comes down and you can't drive safely.
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During an afternoon rainstorm, Mills and the others sought refuge under a haystack.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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A storm with thunder and lightning that often has heavy rain or hail
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2.7
A heavy and sudden fall of rain
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6.3
A very heavy rain that causes flooding
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A short period of rain that starts suddenly
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3.8
A short rainstorm with thunder and lightning
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4.4
A very heavy fall of rain that starts suddenly
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6.3
A sudden very heavy rain that falls for a short time
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A sudden very heavy fall of rain that soaks everything
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4.2
A short time of very heavy rain
A heavy sudden rain that soaks people quickly
Heavy rain that falls suddenly for a short time
A sudden heavy fall of rain that soaks quickly
Antonyms
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rainstorm is simply the two common words rain ('water falling from clouds') and storm ('strong, bad weather'), so it literally means a time of heavy, often windy, rain.