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View synonyms for rain gauge

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rain gauge1

First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences

As a deep area of low pressure trundled north-westwards across the UK, once again the rain gauges filled and roads and rivers flooded.

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By using a new method and relying heavily on measurements from rain gauges from 1900 to 2020, researchers were able to more robustly determine how human activities have influenced rainfall in the United States.

NRW also has weather stations, including rain gauges, at 10 of the highest risk tips.

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Stalagmites are common cave formations that act as ancient rain gauges that record historic climate change.

Almost a month's rain fell on Sunday at the Birds Hill rain gauge on the edge of Exmoor.

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