Definition of rainstorm
: a storm of or with rain
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Examples of rainstorm in a Sentence
we ran into a big rainstorm on Highway 6, and the visibility was so poor we had to pull over
Recent Examples of rainstorm from the Web
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The trio of Republicans spoke Friday morning in Miami, where roads and parking lots flooded during the first routine rainstorm of the summer.
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Dam operators began limiting water releases to contain the damage, even as a heavy rainstorm rolled into the region.
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A brief rainstorm Tuesday both ended Seattle’s long dry streak and made 2017’s January-through-May period the second wettest on record.
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Californians are drying their socks, draining their basements, and de-flooding their freeways after a massive rainstorm drenched the state late this week.
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First Known Use of rainstorm
1799
RAINSTORM Defined for English Language Learners
rainstorm
playDefinition of rainstorm for English Language Learners
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: a storm that produces rain
RAINSTORM Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of rainstorm for Students
: a storm of or with rain
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