"raindrift" meaning in All languages combined

See raindrift on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: raindrifts [plural]
Etymology: rain + drift Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rain|drift}} rain + drift Head templates: {{en-noun}} raindrift (plural raindrifts)
  1. A sheet of rain blown by the wind.
    Sense id: en-raindrift-en-noun-eZ83h0Yz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1843, John Mason Neale, Agnes de Tracy, page 55",
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