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raindate

raindate noun: an alternative date on which an event will be held if it rains on the originally scheduled date.

Noun

raindate (plural raindates)

  1. An alternative date on which an event will be held if it rains on the originally scheduled date.
    • It's Gay Pride Day, happening this year on Saturday, June 15th (Raindate: Sunday, June 16)1985 April 6, Marsha Levine, “Planning for Pride '85”, in Gay Community News, page 5
    Synonyms:
    rain day

Synonyms of raindate

Forms of raindate

pluralraindates

Origin of raindate

From rain + date.

Questions about raindate

What does raindate mean?
Raindate means an alternative date on which an event will be held if it rains on the originally scheduled date.
What part of speech is raindate?
Raindate is a noun.
What is the plural of raindate?
The plural of raindate is raindates.

Words near raindate in the dictionary

  1. raincoatless
  2. raincoats
  3. Raincouver
  4. raincover
  5. raincovers
  6. raindate
  7. raindates
  8. raindeer
  9. raindeers
  10. raindrift
  11. raindrifts

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