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rain stopped play

rain stopped play phrase: the cessation of an activity or operation due to rain (by analogy with cricket).

Phrase

rain stopped play

  1. (idiomatic) The cessation of an activity or operation due to rain (by analogy with cricket).

Questions about rain stopped play

What does rain stopped play mean?
Rain stopped play means the cessation of an activity or operation due to rain (by analogy with cricket).
What part of speech is rain stopped play?
Rain stopped play is a phrase.

Words near rain stopped play in the dictionary

  1. rain shower
  2. rain showers
  3. rain stair rods
  4. rain stick
  5. rain sticks
  6. rain stopped play
  7. rain tree
  8. rain trees
  9. rain truck
  10. rain trucks
  11. rain water

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