Rainstorm Meaning
/ˈɹeɪnstɔːm/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
nounA storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
Sentence Examples
Taxis are few and far between during a rainstorm.
This is quite a rainstorm.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A sudden ____ drenched the entire city and knocked down many power lines.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sudden ____ caught the hikers off guard and they sheltered under a large oak tree.
Word Origin & History
From rain + storm.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
"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."
— 2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55:
Explore More B1 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
A sudden ____ drenched the entire city and knocked down many power lines.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sudden ____ caught the hikers off guard and they sheltered under a large oak tree.