rainout

noun — 3 senses

rainout

noun

Etymology From rain + out.

1

Something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain.

2

Such a cancellation.

  • A rainout on the season's second game would be, to say the least, unconvenient.2004, Jon C. Stott, Minor Leagues, Major Boom: Local Professional Baseball Revitalized, page 89:
3

Nuclear fallout deposited by means of rain.

Related terms
snowout

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