- rainsquall
- noun Date: 1838 a squall accompanied by rain
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rainsquall
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rainsquall — [rān′skwôl΄] n. a brief, violent windstorm with rain … English World dictionary
rainsquall — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a squall accompanied by rain a thick rainsquall passed over the two boats Joseph Conrad a black rainsquall makes up from windward S.E.Morison * * * /rayn skwawl /, n. squall1 (def. 1). [1840 50; RAIN + SQUALL1] … Useful english dictionary
rainsquall — /rayn skwawl /, n. squall1 (def. 1). [1840 50; RAIN + SQUALL1] * * * … Universalium
rainsquall — rain•squall [[t]ˈreɪnˌskwɔl[/t]] n. mer a squall with rain • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
