land rain

noun

, Pennsylvania.

1. a steady, heavy rain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of land rain¹

Compare Pennsylvania Dutch landrejje, German Landregen literally, “country rain”

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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