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rainsquall

noun

Definition of rainsquall

as in weather

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Recent Examples of rainsquall 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 The night brought rain squalls and heavy seas, but Sunday dawned fair. — Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025 Tiny clouds on the distant skyline can slowly grow into towering thunderheads, or a rain squall moving in from the coast directed by the whim of the wind. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023 On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center. — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022

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Noun

Their knee-length, wide-leg fit will keep you cool in transitional weather.

— Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
For the most part, garlic grows best if it’s planted about a week or two after the first killing frost in the fall, followed by exposure to several months of cool weather before the spring season starts.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of weather

Noun

Rick Schwartz pointed to previous outages that have already affected zoo operations, including a multi-day power loss during this year’s February ice storm, saying additional demand on the grid could complicate care for the animals.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
But similar bills under such circumstances in previous years have cleared that process, such as what was done in response to a March 2025 ice storm.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 May 2026

Definition of ice storm

Noun

However, by Thursday night, any isolated afternoon thunderstorm east of DFW will quickly fade with the loss of daytime heating.

— Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
This thunderstorm is producing an excessive amount of deadly cloud to ground lightning.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of thunderstorm

Noun

Northeast 56th Street in front of Northeast High School turned into a lake, a recurring problem following relentless rainstorms.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The resolution also pointed to a recent incident in which a portion of the ceiling collapsed to the floor following a recent rainstorm.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of rainstorm

Noun

Flood zones and windstorm insurance costs feed into the debt calculation, and on Miami Beach or in low-lying neighborhoods those premiums can move the numbers as much as the interest rate does.

— Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
On Good Friday in March of 1913, a massive windstorm blew over Indianapolis before heavy rains on Easter Sunday and Monday soaked the ground, causing the White River, Fall Creek and Eagle Creek to overflow.

— Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of windstorm

Noun

The Michigan game, though, was played in a second-half snowstorm with Ohio State leading by multiple possessions.

— Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Deep in the Pyrenees mountains, a young man, Miquel, struggles in the wake of his mother’s death in a snowstorm — a tragic event that was at the center of Tóibín’s 2006 novella, A Long Winter.

— Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of snowstorm

Noun

From a plane flying at 6,000 feet, their photos can show cracks in roof tiles after a hailstorm.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
In the Aude region, officials canceled the third stage of the Vuelta a España cycling race, which was being held in the area, when a hailstorm forced riders to seek shelter.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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