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

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg famously responded that removing the Voting Rights Act’s protections was “like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.”

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Just before a rainstorm threatened the rest of the collection, he brought thousands of shoe lasts to his studio but even now regrets that he was unable to save it all.

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I think we can all agree that historic rainstorms, hurricanes and wildfires in the United States and the rest of the world will continue to kill thousands.

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Meteorologists say extreme weather events like the rainstorms that led to a river surge and killed dozens of children and adults in Texas’ Hill Country over the holiday weekend are going to become more common.

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He had been determined that the meeting happened outside in public but a heavy rainstorm meant they ended up inside, alone together at her place of work.

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