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rainout

or rain-out

[ reyn-out ]

noun

  1. a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
  2. Also called washout. the removal of radioactive particles or other foreign substances from the atmosphere by precipitation.


rainout

/ ˈreɪnˌaʊt /

noun

  1. radioactive fallout or atmospheric pollution carried to the earth by rain
“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 rainout1

1945–50, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase rain out
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Example Sentences

Except for a rainout in Boston, all 26 other teams played Thursday.

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