rain squall
noun
variants
or less commonly rainsquall
plural rain squalls also rainsqualls
: a sudden, brief, and intense storm of wind and rain : a squall accompanied by rain
The weather was almost bad enough to have pleased Omar; we bucketed up and down and to and fro in the rain squalls.—
Graham Greene
Graham GreeneExamples of rain squall in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Tiny clouds on the distant skyline can slowly grow into towering thunderheads, or a rain squall moving in from the coast directed by the whim of the wind.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
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“Rain squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20squall. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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