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Word entry · 9 letters

rainstorm

Best crossword clue

"Heavy shower with wind"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹeɪnstɔːm/Part of speech nounSorted aimnorrstStarts with REnds with M4 cluesCommon crossword word
1R2A3I4N5S6T7O8R9M

Definitions

  1. a heavy period of wet weather, often with wind

Word origin

From rain + storm.

Used in a sentence

  • Philander went into the next room[…]and came back with a salt mackerel that dripped brine like a rainstorm. Then he put the coffee pot on the stove and rummaged out a loaf of dry bread and some hardtack.
  • To make matters worse, we pass through a torrential rainstorm, which makes window-gazing almost impossible, leaving me glad that the trip is less than 30 minutes duration.

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01Heavy shower with wind9 letters
02Heavy weather with showers9 letters
03Heavy wet weather9 letters
04Wet weather event9 letters

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