rain gauge

noun

1. an instrument for measuring rainfall.

rain gauge

noun

1. an instrument for measuring rainfall or snowfall, consisting of a cylinder covered by a funnel-like lid Also calledpluviometer

Word History and Origins

Origin of rain gauge¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Plu′viograph, a self-recording rain-gauge; Pluviom′eter, an instrument for measuring the amount of rain that falls.

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The rain-gauge should be in the hands of every gardener and farmer.

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Now and then a drizzle falls in these parts, but it keeps all damp only, and does not show in the rain-gauge.

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A very severe thunderstorm, with heavy rain for about five hours, occurred at night, amounting in the rain-gauge to 6.1 inches.

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We got a bad name through that same rain-gauge, and were regarded by many as a species of evil omen.

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