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
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Powerful winds and rainstorms swept across a crowded swath of northern India, demolishing houses, uprooting trees and killing at least 43 people as winds turned the skies brown with dust and sand, officials said Monday.
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Last year, with rainstorms and unseasonable cold, there were 158,070 guests.
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Elijah could order up a drought or rainstorm on demand.
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The Broad Theater was still recovering from a previous rainstorm when the August storm hit.
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During heavy rainstorms, flash floods roar down the concrete channels and attract spectators.
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Both of these extremes fit the narrative of a warmer world in which hot weather is more intense and rainstorms turn heavier.
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With Pletcher giving Velazquez a leg up on Maraud in the $300,000, Grade 2 American Turf, the 3-year-old colt came charging down the middle of the track in a driving rainstorm to claim a 1 ½-length victory in 1:47.52.
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Very ceremonial and enjoyable, with incredibly gracious service (the owner drove me to my hotel in a rainstorm!).
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: a storm of or with rain
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