rainout
or rain-out
[ reyn-out ]
/ ˈreɪnˌaʊt /
noun
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
Also called washout. the removal of radioactive particles or other foreign substances from the atmosphere by precipitation.
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Words nearby rainout
rainforest, rainier, rainier iii, raining cats and dogs, rainmaker, rainout, rainproof, rains, rainspout, rainsquall, rainstorm
Compare fallout.
Origin of rainout
1945–50, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase rain out
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British Dictionary definitions for rainout
rainout
/ (ˈreɪnˌaʊt) /
noun
radioactive fallout or atmospheric pollution carried to the earth by rain
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