rain out

verb

rained out; raining out; rains out

transitive verb

: to interrupt or prevent (something, such as a sports event) by rain
rainout noun

Examples of rain out in a Sentence

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Because in the West, water is everything Cloud seeding can’t summon rain out of nowhere. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025 Daffron at the Pony Express Museum said some of their best days in the summer are when practice gets rained out and fans seek another activity. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rain out

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rain out was in 1896

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“Rain out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20out. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

rain out

verb
: to interrupt or prevent (as a sports event) by rain
rainout noun
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