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rainstorm

[reyn-stawrm]

noun

  1. a storm with heavy rain.



rainstorm

/ ˈɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. a storm with heavy rain

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rainstorm1

First recorded in 1810–20; rain + storm
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Their car got stuck in a ditch during a relentless rainstorm and the couple was rescued by an old Italian woman and her family, whom they couldn’t understand at all.

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Although this decreases the odds of a fire starting in mountain regions, rainstorms do come with the chance of flash flooding and, in areas previously burned by wildfires, a chance of mudslides.

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Although operations stopped earlier this month, hauling is likely to resume after future rainstorms, the county said.

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The rescue took place just before the season’s first rainstorm, which is believed to have buried the remaining trout in mud.

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The brief rainstorm comes only days after state officials announced that the state’s snowpack had reached 96% of average on April 1, when the snow season typically reaches its peak.

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