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rainout

rainout noun: something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain.

Noun

rainout (countable and uncountable, plural rainouts)

  1. (countable) Something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain.
    Synonyms:
    washout
  2. (countable) Such a cancellation.
    • A rainout on the season's second game would be, to say the least, unconvenient.2004, Jon C. Stott, Minor Leagues, Major Boom: Local Professional Baseball Revitalized, page 89
  3. (uncountable) Nuclear fallout deposited by means of rain.

Synonyms of rainout

Forms of rainout

pluralrainouts

Origin of rainout

From rain + out.

Questions about rainout

What does rainout mean?
Rainout means something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain.
What part of speech is rainout?
Rainout is a noun.
What is the plural of rainout?
The plural of rainout is rainouts.

Words near rainout in the dictionary

  1. rainmeter
  2. rainmeters
  3. Rainn
  4. Rainone
  5. Rainones
  6. rainout
  7. rainouts
  8. rainpants
  9. rainpit
  10. rainpond
  11. rainponds

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