rainout
[
reyn
-out]
/ˈreɪnˌaʊt/
noun
1.
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
2.
Also called
washout
. the removal of radioactive particles or other foreign substances from the atmosphere by precipitation.
Also,
rain-out
.
Compare
fallout
.
Origin
1945-50,
Americanism; noun use of verb phrase
rain out
Examples from the web for
rainout
The race has continually been plagued by cold, inclement conditions, including a
rainout
last season.
And that causes a premature
rainout
of the cloud, a cloud that would otherwise not precipitate at all.
rainout
games will be made up at end of season if time permits.
It will be lost from the atmosphere mainly by
rainout
and dry deposition.
British Dictionary definitions for
rainout
rainout
/
ˈreɪnˌaʊt
/
noun
1.
radioactive fallout or atmospheric pollution carried to the earth by rain