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
British Dictionary definitions for rainout
rainout
/ (ˈreɪnˌaʊt) /
noun
radioactive fallout or atmospheric pollution carried to the earth by rain