rain squall

noun

variants or less commonly rainsquall
plural rain squalls also rainsqualls
: a sudden, brief, and intense storm of wind and rain : a squall accompanied by rain
The weather was almost bad enough to have pleased Omar; we bucketed up and down and to and fro in the rain squalls.Graham Greene

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rain squall was in 1661

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“Rain squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20squall. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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