raindrop
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of raindrop
before 1000; Middle English rein-drop ( e ); Old English regndropa; see rain, drop
Example Sentences
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Mr. Scorsese makes his nocturnal vision pop with every glowing streetlight and every thick raindrop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
When a raindrop lands on the floating dielectric film, the water beneath it provides the strength needed to absorb the impact because of its incompressibility and surface tension.
From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025
City's latest jersey features a raindrop graphic over a grey background, with neon green accents on the neck, shoulders and sides.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025
Think a slow-motion raindrop hurtling toward your face, or shots of the animals racing around like they’ve got a GoPro camera on their collar.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024
Erosion on Earth slowly wipes out information, but because they are gradual—the patter of a raindrop, the sting of a sand grain—those processes can be missed.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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