rainstorm

«rainstorm» in Mova's school dictionary: A storm with heavy rain, often with strong wind — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a rainstorm, rainstorms)

meaning for a pupil

A storm with heavy rain, often with strong wind. tree →

sense in the lessons

In weather and geography lessons, rainstorms can cause floods. Safety: stay indoors, keep away from rivers and flooded roads.

examples

• The rainstorm flooded the street. tree →
• We sheltered from the rainstorm under a bridge. tree →
• A rainstorm hit the town at night. tree →
• The rainstorm stopped the football match. tree →
• Never walk through floodwater after a rainstorm. tree →
• After the rainstorm there was a rainbow. tree →

note

Plural: rainstorms. Similar: downpour, cloudburst.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rainstorm» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.