rain out
verb
rained out; raining out; rains out
: to interrupt or prevent (something, such as a sports event) by rain
Example Sentences
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This jacket is soft, stretchy, and keeps rain out.
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Gear Team, Wired, 13 Mar. 2021
But the Bay Area will also see its fair share of rain out of this upcoming moisture exchange, with models leaning toward the San Francisco Peninsula tallying up anywhere from three tenths of an inch along the coast to upwards of an inch and a half heading south on Highway 1.
—Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2022
It is peppered with holes where wall panels and roof tiles that kept the rain out were dislodged by a powerful earth tremor last month, stirring frightening memories of the devastating quake on March 11, 2011, that led to a tsunami and a nuclear meltdown.
—Reuters, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2021
According to their models, methane in the atmosphere of an anoxic Earth-like planet would typically react with the carbon dioxide that still filled the air, mingling further with another ubiquitous gas, nitrogen, as well as with water vapor to ultimately rain out as heavier compounds.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2018
Burrows joins The Tigers called up outfielder Travis Demeritte from the alternate training site in Toledo for Friday's scheduled doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins, only to send him back a few hours later because of the rain out.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2020
That high pressure is now expected to last through the work week keeping rain out of the region.
—oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2023
There’s also a toggle at the top that keeps snow and rain out while ensuring a secure fit.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2023
Structured hoods with adjustable drawstrings and brims are the best option to keep the rain out of your vision.
—Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 30 Jan. 2023
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Gear Team, Wired, 13 Mar. 2021
But the Bay Area will also see its fair share of rain out of this upcoming moisture exchange, with models leaning toward the San Francisco Peninsula tallying up anywhere from three tenths of an inch along the coast to upwards of an inch and a half heading south on Highway 1.
—Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2022
It is peppered with holes where wall panels and roof tiles that kept the rain out were dislodged by a powerful earth tremor last month, stirring frightening memories of the devastating quake on March 11, 2011, that led to a tsunami and a nuclear meltdown.
—Reuters, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2021
According to their models, methane in the atmosphere of an anoxic Earth-like planet would typically react with the carbon dioxide that still filled the air, mingling further with another ubiquitous gas, nitrogen, as well as with water vapor to ultimately rain out as heavier compounds.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2018
Burrows joins The Tigers called up outfielder Travis Demeritte from the alternate training site in Toledo for Friday's scheduled doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins, only to send him back a few hours later because of the rain out.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2020
That high pressure is now expected to last through the work week keeping rain out of the region.
—oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2023
There’s also a toggle at the top that keeps snow and rain out while ensuring a secure fit.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2023
Structured hoods with adjustable drawstrings and brims are the best option to keep the rain out of your vision.
—Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 30 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
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“Rain out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20out. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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