RAINFALL Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

rainfall

noun

ˈrān-ˌfȯl

as in rain

a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity a torrential rainfall washed away most of the little sprouts in our vegetable garden

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Recent Examples of rainfall While last year’s migration was delayed owing to a lack of timely rainfall, the crabs appear to have roared back to life this year. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 The first storm was forecast to linger into the weekend and produce an additional 6-12 inches of rainfall, the weather service said. —

John Bacon, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024 In some places, such as New York and New Jersey, the deficit of rainfall is nine inches and soil moisture is ninety-five-per-cent below average. —

M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024 An additional 2 to 4 inches of rainfall are expected into Thursday morning across parts of western Cuba, amounting to 12 inches of total accumulations from the storm. —

Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rainfall