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land rain
noun
, Pennsylvania.
- a steady, heavy rain.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of land rain1
Compare Pennsylvania Dutch landrejje, German Landregen literally, “country rain”
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Example Sentences
During the trek, we passed through cultivated land, rain forest, heath, moorland and alpine desert before an arctic summit.
From Washington Post
Habitats on land — rain forests, steppes, woodlands, deserts, alpine meadows, all well explored over the centuries — make up less than 1 percent of the planet’s biosphere.
From New York Times
But last week, on much of the parched land, rain fell.
One hundred and twenty miles of half-flooded prairie trail—camping out at night in the solitude of the Great Lone Land—rain—muskegs—Indian guides—nothing had any terror for my dauntless cousin.
From Project Gutenberg
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