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rain delay

rain delay noun: the interruption of an outdoor event because of rain, with the intention of continuing later.

Noun

rain delay (plural rain delays)

  1. The interruption of an outdoor event because of rain, with the intention of continuing later.
    • The baseball game went into a rain delay for about an hour before the skies cleared and play resumed.

Forms of rain delay

pluralrain delays

Questions about rain delay

What does rain delay mean?
Rain delay means the interruption of an outdoor event because of rain, with the intention of continuing later.
What part of speech is rain delay?
Rain delay is a noun.
What is the plural of rain delay?
The plural of rain delay is rain delays.

Words near rain delay in the dictionary

  1. rain dances
  2. rain day
  3. rain days
  4. rain death
  5. rain death upon
  6. rain delay
  7. rain delays
  8. rain doctor
  9. rain doctors
  10. rain dogs and cats
  11. rain down

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