rainfall
IPA: rˈeɪnfɔɫ
noun
- (meteorology) the amount of rain that falls on a single occasion
- The occurrence of liquid precipitation, the fall of rain.
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Examples of "rainfall" in Sentences
- (In truth, their annual rainfall is closer to half the amount we received this week alone.)
- The most obvious place to get water if not from rainfall is from the Earth's surface -- rivers, streams, and lakes.
- As the IPCC report made clear, many of the models disagree even on the sign of the change in rainfall over much of the globe, especially for winter projections.
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