rainfall
pronunciation
How to pronounce rainfall in British English:
UK [ˈreɪnfɔːl]
How to pronounce rainfall in American English:
US [ˈreɪnfɔːl]
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- Noun:
- water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Word Origin
- rainfall (n.)
- also rain-fall, "amount of precipitation that falls as rain," 1839, from rain (n.) + fall (n.).
Example
- 1. Amazonian soya farmers need it to guarantee them decent rainfall .
- 2. Changes in rainfall will require new agricultural techniques .
- 3. Rainfall has increased in some areas in recent days .
- 4. Regions with heavy rainfall may not either .
- 5. But rainfall was usually abundant , and harvests adequate .