rain water

rain water
Water, as it falls from the clouds, before it has entered the soil, river, lake, or sea.

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  • rain water — water that falls as a result of condensation from the atmosphere …   English contemporary dictionary

  • rain water —   Wai lani, wai hua, huawaimaka …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

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  • Rain — (r[=a]n), n. [OE. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. bre chein to wet, to rain.] Water falling in drops from the clouds;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rain band — Rain Rain (r[=a]n), n. [OE. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. bre chein to wet, to rain.] Water falling in drops from the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rain bird — Rain Rain (r[=a]n), n. [OE. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. bre chein to wet, to rain.] Water falling in drops from the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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