rainy

adjective \ ˈrā-nē \

|Updated on: 25 Jul 2018

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Definition of rainy

rainier; rainiest

: marked by, abounding with, or bringing rain

rainy weather

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Examples of rainy in a Sentence

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Anand Surawan, a deputy commander of the Thai Navy SEALs who was running an operational center in Tham Luang, suggested that the boys and their coach might have to stay in the cave for four months until the rainy season subsided.

— hannah beech, richard c. paddock and muktita suhartono, New York Times, "‘Still Can’t Believe It Worked’: The Story of the Thailand Cave Rescue," 12 July 2018
The cave is typically closed from July to October during Thailand’s rainy season, and for rescue divers the possibility of being trapped in the cave during a violent downpour was one of the most omnipresent threats.

— j. weston phippen, Outside Online, "The Daring Rescue that Saved the Thai Soccer Team," 10 July 2018
Any diver journeying into the cave would face 6 hours of swimming against the current through narrow passages, not to mention flash floods courtesy of Thailand's rainy season.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "All 12 Thai Boys Rescued From Cave," 10 July 2018
Weather is a real danger for rescuers there since this is the heart of Thailand's rainy season, which runs from May through October, according to the Rough Guide to Weather.

— doyle rice, USA TODAY, "Race against the rain: With monsoons looming midweek, Thai cave rescue takes on urgency," 9 July 2018
Additionally, with Thailand’s rainy season potentially lasting to the fall, that plan could take months, complicated by rising water levels.

— kaitlyn schallhorn, Fox News, "Thai soccer rescue efforts might need to happen sooner than expected, experts warn," 7 July 2018
There had been hope that the team might be able to wait out the floodwaters, but the coming rainy season has also lead to discussions that the children, not all of whom can swim, should be brought out one by one by divers.

— andrew liptak, The Verge, "Elon Musk says SpaceX is building a ‘kid-sized submarine’ to rescue trapped soccer team," 7 July 2018
On top of that, Thailand is just entering its rainy season.

— timothy b. lee, Ars Technica, "Elon Musk making “kid-sized submarine” to rescue teens in Thailand cave," 7 July 2018
That could take months, however, given that Thailand's rainy season typically lasts through October.

— author: tassanee vejpongsa, kaweewit kaewjimda, Anchorage Daily News, "Thai diver dies in effort to rescue boys soccer team from cave," 6 July 2018

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geographical name \ ˈrā-nē \

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river 80 miles (129 kilometers) long on the Canada–U.S. boundary between Ontario and Minnesota flowing from Rainy Lake into Lake of the Woods

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: having a lot of rain

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adjective \ ˈrā-nē \

Definition of rainy for Students

rainier; rainiest

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