rainout
or rain-out
[ reyn-out ]
/ ˈreɪnˌaʊt /
noun
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
Also called washout.
the removal of radioactive particles or other foreign substances from the atmosphere by precipitation.
Compare
fallout.
Origin of rainout
1945–50,
Americanism; noun use of verb phrase
rain out
Words nearby rainout
rainforest,
rainier,
rainier iii,
raining cats and dogs,
rainmaker,
rainout,
rainproof,
rains,
rainspout,
rainsquall,
rainstorm
Definition for rain out (2 of 2)
Origin of rain
before 900; (noun) Middle English
rein; Old English
regn, rēn, cognate with Dutch, German
regen, Old Norse
regn, Gothic
rign; (v.) Middle English
reinen, Old English
regnian
OTHER WORDS FROM rain
rain·less, adjective rain·less·ness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for rain out (1 of 2)
rain
/ (reɪn) /
noun
verb
US and Canadian term:
rained out
See also
rains
Derived forms of rain
rainless, adjectiveWord Origin for rain
Old English
regn; related to Old Frisian
rein, Old High German
regan, Gothic
rign
British Dictionary definitions for rain out (2 of 2)
rainout
/ (ˈreɪnˌaʊt) /
noun
radioactive fallout or atmospheric pollution carried to the earth by rain
Scientific definitions for rain out
rain
[ rān ]
Water that condenses from water vapor in the atmosphere and falls to Earth as separate drops from clouds. Rain forms primarily in three ways: at weather fronts, when the water vapor in the warmer mass of air cools and condenses; along mountain ranges, when a warm mass of air is forced to rise over a mountain and its water vapor cools and condenses; and by convection in hot climates, when the water vapor in suddenly rising masses of warm air cools and condenses. See also hydrologic cycle.
Idioms and Phrases with rain out (1 of 2)
rain out
Force the cancellation or postponement of some event owing to bad weather. For example, Our picnic was rained out, but we hope to have it next week. [1920s]
Idioms and Phrases with rain out (2 of 2)
rain