rainout

English

Etymology

rain +‎ out

Noun

rainout (plural rainouts)

  1. Something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain.
  2. Such a cancellation.
  3. Radioactive fallout deposited by means of rain.

Quotations
  • 2004: Jon C. Stott, Minor Leagues, Major Boom: Local Professional Baseball Revitalized, Page 89
    A rainout on the season's second game would be, to say the least, unconvenient.

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