rainstorm Definition
rain·storm (-stôrm′)
noun
a storm with a heavy rain
rainstorm Usage Examples
Preposition: of
proportion: Unfortunately we couldn't bring the Sevens as they were grounded on Saturday afternoon after rainstorms of biblical proportions hit Norfolk!
Converse of subject
drench: We were drenched by rainstorms, burnt by the strong equatorial sunshine and Lenik nearly got swept down one of the rivers.
Converse of object
- have: The weather was very pleasant in December although slightly humid and during the second week we did have several monsoon rainstorms.
- follow: Watercourses are widely separated and usually contain water for only a few hours following a rainstorm.
- simulate: What would be the best way to simulate a rainstorm?
- experience: Walk with dinosaurs, touch a real iceberg and experience a tropical rainstorm.
- sweep: The weather took a hand, and the schedule had to be chopped and changed as severe rainstorms swept across the airfield.
Adjective modifier
- torrential: A torrential rainstorm completely washed out the road leading down to the house.
- tropical: Following a grueling 22 hour journey the RN Sevens team arrived in Grand Cayman to be greeted by a tropical rainstorm.
- sudden: At about half past seven the sky darkened and a clap of thunder heralded a sudden rainstorm.
- heavy: In late June heavy rainstorms across the drainage basin increasing runoff to approx.
- violent: October 2000 saw almost 160mm of rain with a particularly violent rainstorm on the night of October 30th.
- severe: The weather took a hand, and the schedule had to be chopped and changed as severe rainstorms swept across the airfield.
Noun used with modifier
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