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Definition of rainstorm noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rainstorm

noun

/ˈreɪnstɔːm/

/ˈreɪnstɔːrm/

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a heavy fall of rain
- We drove for five hours through a rainstorm.
- We sheltered from the rainstorm in a little hut.
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