raindrop

American  

[rayn-drop] / ˈreɪnˌdrɒp /

noun

• raindrops
  plural

1. a drop of rain.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• raindrops
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of raindrop

before 1000; Middle English rein-drop ( e ); Old English regndropa; see rain, drop

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Example Sentences

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raindrop raindrops

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

But in real life, catching a home-run ball is about as easy as catching a raindrop in a thunderstorm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024

If applied as a surface mulch, it can protect soils from raindrop splash and subsequent erosion.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022

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

Past a certain number of raindrops, burst pipes, crumbling walls and the occasional looming shadow behind the windows, one runs out of patience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

A clap of thunder cracked over the town of Lege-Cap-Ferret, and a few raindrops started to fall over the coastal region that has seen France's worst wildfire since 1949.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Amid intermittent raindrops, we were talking about cars from the ’60s when Renée stopped walking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

Real raindrops vary in both size and speed, and these differences could influence power generation.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2025

The raindrops caught the light from the lamps and glowed, falling, like yellow pebbles.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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