raindrift
raindrift noun: a sheet of rain blown by the wind.
Noun
raindrift (plural raindrifts)
- A sheet of rain blown by the wind.
- The fierce wind drove a raindrift in at the open door, as two men, drenched from head to foot, but vested as Benedictine monks, entered.1843, John Mason Neale, Agnes de Tracy, page 55
- Tiny pools diversified the surface of the well-made road, which, as they advanced farther and farther into the open country, was swept by raindrifts, driven furiously before the rising wind, that whistled through the naked trees[…]1864, James Augustus St. John, Weighed in the balance, page 40
Forms of raindrift
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Origin of raindrift
From rain + drift.
Questions about raindrift
- What does raindrift mean?
- Raindrift means a sheet of rain blown by the wind.
- What part of speech is raindrift?
- Raindrift is a noun.
- What is the plural of raindrift?
- The plural of raindrift is raindrifts.
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