rainout

or rain-out

[ reyn-out ]

noun

1. a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
2. Also called washout. the removal of radioactive particles or other foreign substances from the atmosphere by precipitation.

rainout

/ ˈreɪnˌaʊt /

noun

1. radioactive fallout or atmospheric pollution carried to the earth by rain

Word History and Origins

Origin of rainout¹

1945–50, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase rain out

Example Sentences

Except for a rainout in Boston, all 26 other teams played Thursday.

From Washington Post