rainstorm

[reyn-stawrm]

noun

1. a storm with heavy rain.

rainstorm

/ ˈreɪnˌstɔːm /

noun

1. a storm with heavy rain

Word History and Origins

Origin of rainstorm¹

First recorded in 1810–20; rain + storm

Example Sentences

Johnson pledges his devotion to tropes like cawing ravens and thunderous rainstorms while giving his various red herrings silly nicknames like “the knife robot” and “the clangy clunk.”

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By soaking soils, they’ll enable future rainstorms to more easily run off into reservoirs and snow to accumulate in the Sierra Nevada.

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A list of commissioners grew like plants after a rainstorm, the Master Chorale being one, along with several Southern California new music patrons.

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I would especially worry about him during rainstorms, when the hairpin turns of the Appalachians became slick with water, and during the winter, when the roads could turn treacherous.

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In space, the sun’s rays can be direct and constant for solar panels to collect—no clouds, no rainstorms, no nighttime.

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