rainstorm

[ reyn-stawrm ]

/ ˈreɪnˌstɔrm /

a storm with heavy rain.

Origin of rainstorm

First recorded in 1810–20; rain + storm

A chilly spring rainstorm complete with hail and strong winds did little to ease the mood.

Obama’s Visit to the Pope Created Chaos—but Romans Are Used to That |Barbie Latza Nadeau |March 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Despite rainstorm after rainstorm, the Texas ground is so dry that it soaks up water.

America’s Axis of Drought |Kate Galbraith |March 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“I found a ghost town in South Dakota during a rainstorm,” Thompson described.

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Bad weather, however, gave her a reprieve; a spring rainstorm forced a postponement, pushing her appearance back 24 hours.

The Myth of Jackie Mitchell, the Girl Who Struck Out Ruth and Gehrig |Adam Doster |May 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The two SUWU shorties opened fire on what they mistook for rival shorties in a park, huddled under a canopy during a rainstorm.

Never Mind El Chapo: Chicago’s Real Public Enemy No. 1 Is the Shorties |Michael Daly |February 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This amazing and hard message from Geraint made poor little Enid's face fall like a meadowful of corn blasted by a rainstorm.

Tales from Tennyson |Molly K. Bellew
Amid a rainstorm on the night of the 14th, the enemy stole away and crossed the river.

The Story of a Confederate boy in the Civil War |David E. Johnston
In the height of the rainstorm, he was seen to don his slicker, and hurry out into the storm.

Conscript 2989 |Irving Crump
It was like a brook overflowing after a rainstorm when the soil is parched.

L'Assommoir |Emile Zola
A rainstorm set in, which changed to snow, and became one of the severest storms ever known in that section of the country.

Winning His Way |Charles Carleton Coffin

rainstorm

/ (ˈreɪnˌstɔːm) /

a storm with heavy rain