rainout
English
Etymology
rain + out
Noun
rainout (plural rainouts)
- Something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain.
- Such a cancellation.
- 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.
See also
- snowout