"black rain" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} black rain (uncountable)
  1. Rain contaminated by fungi spores, soot, or other particulate matter. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Nuclear warfare
    Sense id: en-black_rain-en-noun-3RZq7Qf6 Disambiguation of Nuclear warfare: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 64 36
  2. Radioactive rain that fell on Hiroshima following the atomic bombing of 1945. Tags: uncountable Translations (radioactive rain): 黒い雨 (kuroi ame) (alt: くろいあめ) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-black_rain-en-noun-UvIldfxh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'radioactive rain': 28 72
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