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
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But an unexpected rain squall hit and by the time Lavis and Szczerbowski returned, the prop was warped out of shape.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
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John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Rain squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20squall. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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