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View synonyms for rains

rains

/ reɪnz /

plural noun

  1. the season of heavy rainfall, esp in the tropics

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Neighbouring Nepal, to the south of Tibet, has also been battered by torrential rains, triggering severe flooding and landslides that have killed more than 50 people.

From BBC

Each year, festival-goers gather around sacred rivers and lakes to thank their creators for the greenery that the rains have brought.

From BBC

Widespread floods from those storms and earlier monsoon rains have stirred public anger and triggered street protests.

From BBC

When tropical rains battered the building earlier this month, leaks seemed to spout from everywhere, said one 40-year-old man.

Ragasa is not expected to hit Taiwan directly but is set to drench the island's east coast with heavy rains.

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