"rainstorm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rainstorms [plural]
Etymology: rain + storm Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rain|storm}} rain + storm Head templates: {{en-noun}} rainstorm (plural rainstorms)
  1. A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall. Categories (topical): Rain, Wind Related terms: deluge, hailstorm, snowstorm, thunderstorm Translations (storm characteristics ed by substantial rainfall): ὄμβρος (ómbros) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), поро́й (porój) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tempesta (Catalan), 暴風雨 (Chinese Mandarin), 暴风雨 (bàofēngyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), pluvego (Esperanto), paduvihm (Estonian), rankkasade (Finnish), pluie torrentielle [feminine] (French), temporal [feminine] (Galician), ballón [masculine] (Galician), invernada [feminine] (Galician), Regensturm [masculine] (German), felhőszakadás (Hungarian), zivatar (Hungarian), temporale (Italian), 暴風雨 (bōfūu) (alt: ぼうふうう) (Japanese), 荒れ (are) (alt: あれ) (Japanese), 폭풍우 (pokpung'u) (alt: 暴風雨) (Korean), hujan ribut (Malay), māwake pā roa (note: of long duration) (Maori), marangai (Maori), temporal [masculine] (Portuguese), ли́вень с урага́ном (lívenʹ s uragánom) [masculine] (Russian), ли́вневый дождь (lívnevyj doždʹ) [masculine] (Russian), проливно́й дождь (prolivnój doždʹ) [masculine] (Russian), tormenta (Spanish), ulang-bagyo (Tagalog), buraska (Tagalog), พายุฝน (paa-yú-fǒn) (Thai), རླུང་འཚུབ (rlung 'tshub) (Tibetan), yağmur fırtınası (Turkish), 𐎂𐎌𐎎 (gšm) (Ugaritic), mưa bão (Vietnamese)

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