raindrop
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of raindrop
before 1000; Middle English rein-drop ( e ); Old English regndropa; see rain, drop
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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
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
Cole also carved a jagged bolt of lightning and a big raindrop after dancing a storm dance.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
Brighter clouds cool the ocean surface below while also reducing rainfall because the smaller cloud droplets are less likely to combine into raindrops.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Above the fracas of color float three white clouds, from which raindrops hang like strings of beads dressing up a doorway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Tiny dust particles suspended in the atmosphere are captured by raindrops and deposited onto surfaces, leaving a thin, gritty, reddish-brown residue.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
It’s a rare gray Saturday in Los Angeles; raindrops collect along a window overlooking a row of trees at Le Parc at Melrose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
Right away she shook herself off, spattering raindrops and dog fur.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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