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PRONUNCIATION OF RAINSTORM

rainstorm  [ˈreɪnˌstɔːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAINSTORM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rainstorm is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAINSTORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rainstorm

Rain

Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated—that is, become heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides suitable conditions for many types of ecosystems, as well as water for hydroelectric power plants and crop irrigation. The major cause of rain production is moisture moving along three-dimensional zones of temperature and moisture contrasts known as weather fronts. If enough moisture and upward motion is present, precipitation falls from convective clouds such as cumulonimbus which can organize into narrow rainbands. In mountainous areas, heavy precipitation is possible where upslope flow is maximized within windward sides of the terrain at elevation which forces moist air to condense and fall out as rainfall along the sides of mountains. On the leeward side of mountains, desert climates can exist due to the dry air caused by downslope flow which causes heating and drying of the air mass.

Definition of rainstorm in the English dictionary

The definition of rainstorm in the dictionary is a storm with heavy rain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAINSTORM


barnstorm
ˈbɑːnˌstɔːm
bestorm
bɪˈstɔːm
blamestorm
ˈbleɪmˌstɔːm
brainstorm
ˈbreɪnˌstɔːm
firestorm
ˈfaɪəˌstɔːm
hailstorm
ˈheɪlˌstɔːm
megastorm
ˈmɛɡəˌstɔːm
sandstorm
ˈsændˌstɔːm
snowstorm
ˈsnəʊˌstɔːm
storm
stɔːm
superstorm
ˈsuːpəˌstɔːm
thunderstorm
ˈθʌndəˌstɔːm
windstorm
ˈwɪndˌstɔːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAINSTORM

rainiest
rainily
raininess
rainless
rainmaker
rainmaking
rainout
rainproof
rains
rainspout
rainsquall
rainstick
rainswept
raintight
rainwash
rainwater
rainwater pipe
rainwear
rainy
rainy day

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAINSTORM

dust storm
electric storm
electrical storm
ice storm
line storm
magnetic storm
Operation Desert Storm
perfect storm
take by storm
tropical storm
violent storm

Synonyms and antonyms of rainstorm in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rainstorm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAINSTORM

Find out the translation of rainstorm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rainstorm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rainstorm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暴雨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tormenta
570 millions of speakers

English

rainstorm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आंधी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عاصفة ممطرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ливень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tempestade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃষ্টিঝড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pluie torrentielle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Badai hujan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Regensturm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暴風雨
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폭풍우
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Udan deres
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự mưa lớn có bảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புயல்மழை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाऊस वादळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yağmur fırtınası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

temporale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ulewa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злива
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furtună
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεροποντή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reën
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

regnstorm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

regnstorm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rainstorm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAINSTORM»

The term «rainstorm» is regularly used and occupies the 60.357 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of rainstorm
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAINSTORM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rainstorm» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rainstorm» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rainstorm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAINSTORM»

Discover the use of rainstorm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rainstorm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rainstorm
It can be lonely sometimes on a rainy day in a big house with no one else around and there’s only the quiet to keep you company.
Barbara Lehman, 2007
2
Once Upon a Time: Using Storytelling, Creative Drama, and ...
The Rainstorm activity is a happening in sound, evoking the ambiance of a summer storm. I learned it many years ago when taking a memorable graduate course in Creative Drama at the Rutgers School of Communications, Information and ...
Judy Freeman, 2007
3
Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and ...
Plateau Types of major disasters Rainstorm: soil erosion and market fires Armed banditry, flood, soil erosion Flood, rainstorm and fire Rainstorm and armed banditry and soil erosion Fire and windstorm, religious crisis Flood and coastal ...
Hans Günter AFES-PRESS, Úrsula Oswald Spring, Czeslaw Mesjasz, 2011
4
Geo Environmental Design Practice in Fly Ash Disposal & ...
The criteria adopted for selection are that the rainstorm selected should have a large number of stations with rainfall of 15-25 cm or more a day at as many stations as possible and continuing for a number of days. This analysis shows that the ...
Umesh Dayal, Rajiv Sinha, 2005
5
Four Valentines in a Rainstorm
The day it rained hearts, Cornelia Augusta gathered up an armful and began tomake Valentines for all her special friends. Four-color illustrations. 15,000print.
Felicia Bond, 1990
6
God's Goodness in a Path of Life
Rainstorm. Desert. Rainstorm. IIII. was enjoying the drive home from Texas with great music and wonderful weather. I could see ahead that I was due in for some rain. As I continued to drive the clouds moved in and the sky got darker.
Maria Delgado, 2003
7
When the Planet Rages: Natural Disasters, Global Warming, ...
Flood Disasters in the United States with Losses in Excess of $500 Million Estimated Damage in Year Stream or Location Millions of Dollars (1973) Type of Flood 1844 Upper Mississippi 2,030 Rainstorm 1913 Ohio River 900 Rainstorm 1913 ...
Charles B. Officer, Jake Page, 2009
8
Tales of the Earth: Paroxysms and Perturbations of the Blue ...
Flood Disasters in the United States with Losses in Excess of $500 Million Estimated Damage in Millions of Dollars (1973) Year Stream or Location Type of Flood 1844 Upper Mississippi 2,030 Rainstorm 1913 Ohio River 900 Rainstorm 1913 ...
Charles B. Officer, 1994
9
Intelligent Systems and Decision Making for Risk Analysis ...
As Taking the rainstorm on July 21, 2012 in Beijing caused huge losses for examples, the paper summarized the rainstorms and losses in Beijing in recent years. From the aspect of global environment, infrastructure design and management, ...
Chongfu Huang, Cengiz Kahraman, 2013
10
The Ultimate Indoor Games Book: The 200 Best Boredom Busters ...
Rainstorm.... What. you. Do. 1. Players stand in a circle. One player is the Rainmaker. The Rainmaker begins the game by making a sound that you hear during a rainstorm: falling rain, gusts of wind, thunder, etc. Make the sounds in your throat, ...
Veronika Alice Gunter, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAINSTORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rainstorm is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rainstorm forces closure of Ellis Creek Road in Barton
A heavy weekend rainstorm forced Tioga County officials to close a section of Ellis Creek Road in the Town of Barton. The rainstorm was so intense that the ... «Press & Sun-Bulletin, Jul 15»
2
Amber rainstorm warning as Hong Kong hit by severe weather for …
The Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning signal for the second time in two days on Wednesday as heavy rain continued to hit large parts ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
3
Image of Asia: Walking in an Indian rainstorm
In this photo by Channi Anand, a man walks with his cycle through a water-logged street as it rains in Jammu, India. The heavy rains lashing the city brought ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
4
Watch 'shocking' selfie as lightning bolt crashes yards away from …
The three men were filming themselves fleeing a tropical rainstorm in Malaysia when the lightning flashed over the cameraman's shoulder and crashes into the ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Rainstorms wreak havoc in China
Continuous rainstorms wreak havoc in China, causing deaths, cutting off electricity and inflicting heavy economic losses to affected areas, local authorities said. «CCTV-America, Jun 15»
6
Lake Disappears Overnight, Neighbors Blame Rainstorms
A Georgia lake disappeared overnight after a series of heavy rainstorms ... Haack says a freak rainstorm overfilled the ten acre lake and soaked the dam. «WFMY News 2, Jun 15»
7
Royal Oak residents concerned about summer rainstorm season …
Many in our neighborhood suffered much more than we did that I think a lot of us are getting jumpy as we head into the summer rainstorm season,” he said. «The Daily Tribune, Jun 15»
8
Hong Kong cancels storm signals after 2015's first black rainstorm
Torrential downpours yesterday triggered Hong Kong's first black rainstorm signal of the year, disrupted air traffic and forced schools, courts and government ... «South China Morning Post, May 15»
9
Hong Kong Observatory hoists first red rainstorm signal of the year …
Hong Kong was hit by heavy downpours yesterday, triggering floods on the roads and prompting the Observatory to issue the first red rainstorm warning signal ... «South China Morning Post, May 15»
10
11-month-old baby found crawling in road during rainstorm
MARTIN, Ky. (AP) - An 11-month-old baby has been found crawling in the road during a rainstorm in eastern Kentucky. WYMT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1Jw9CtO ) ... «Washington Times, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Rainstorm [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rainstorm>. Apr 2024 ».
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