raindrop

[reyn-drop]

noun

1. a drop of rain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of raindrop¹

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

Example Sentences

City's latest jersey features a raindrop graphic over a grey background, with neon green accents on the neck, shoulders and sides.

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

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The air is cleaner during rainfall and after it because raindrops wash dirty particles out of the atmosphere.

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There were only some brief light raindrops during the delay, and after play resumed.

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After May’s scream, the Black Forest had gone dead, not a single sound escaping, not even the pattering of raindrops on the canopy of branches.

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