rainoutn.

Brit.

/ˈreɪnaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈreɪnˌaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rain v., out adv.

Etymology: < rain v. + out adv. In sense 1 after to rain out at rain v. Phrasal verbs. In sense 2 after fallout n.

1. Originally and chiefly North American. The cancellation or suspension of a sporting or other outdoor event because of rain. Cf. to rain out at rain v. Phrasal verbs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [noun] > of event or commitment

call-off1894

precancellation1901

rainout1923

cancellation1953

1923 Chicago Tribune 20 Sept. 19/5 (headline) Rain-out at St. Louis moves Giants game closer to pennant.

1947 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 1 June 12- c/3 Barring professional uncertainties such as rainouts, wrecks, engine trouble, etc., a racer has a chance for good money.

1977 New Yorker 15 Aug. 24/3 The day after the rainout, the sun emerged, and that evening Jimmy Buffett and his band, the Coral Reefers, finally made it to Wollman Memorial Rink, in Central Park.

1992 B. Geist Little League Confid. xiv. 125 Remember this fundamental rule of Little League baseball: reschedule rainouts with crummy teams, not with the good ones.

2005 J. Eig Luckiest Man xi. 157 It was raining so hard..that Gehrig delayed his departure for the ballpark, counting on a rainout.

2. The incorporation of polluting substances in the atmosphere (originally, radioactive debris from a nuclear explosion) into raindrops as they form, and their subsequent deposition in rain on the earth's surface; also in extended use. Cf. wash-out n. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > removal of particles from air by rain

rainout1954

wash-out1955

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > environmental pollution > [noun] > other types of pollution

acid rain1845

air pollution1874

fallout1946

rainout1954

radiation1958

thermal pollution1965

light pollution1969

radioactivity1969

noise pollution1970

wash-off1979

1954 Science 7 May 619/1 The extent of the rainout was much greater than that detected in the area from any previous nuclear detonation.

1975 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 189 286 The transfer from land [of vaporized DDT] with a subsequent rainout to the global ocean following transport in the wind system.

1996 New Scientist 3 Feb. 16/2 Stevenson..calculates that the helium rainout could explain most of the planet's internal warmth.

1997 Atmospheric Environment 31 851 Washout is also important over suburban regions but rainout provides most of the acidity of precipitation in rural areas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rainout
释义	rainoutn. Brit. /ˈreɪnaʊt/, U.S. /ˈreɪnˌaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rain v., out adv. Etymology: < rain v. + out adv. In sense 1 after to rain out at rain v. Phrasal verbs. In sense 2 after fallout n. 1. Originally and chiefly North American. The cancellation or suspension of a sporting or other outdoor event because of rain. Cf. to rain out at rain v. Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [noun] > of event or commitment call-off1894 precancellation1901 rainout1923 cancellation1953 1923 Chicago Tribune 20 Sept. 19/5 (headline) Rain-out at St. Louis moves Giants game closer to pennant. 1947 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 1 June 12- c/3 Barring professional uncertainties such as rainouts, wrecks, engine trouble, etc., a racer has a chance for good money. 1977 New Yorker 15 Aug. 24/3 The day after the rainout, the sun emerged, and that evening Jimmy Buffett and his band, the Coral Reefers, finally made it to Wollman Memorial Rink, in Central Park. 1992 B. Geist Little League Confid. xiv. 125 Remember this fundamental rule of Little League baseball: reschedule rainouts with crummy teams, not with the good ones. 2005 J. Eig Luckiest Man xi. 157 It was raining so hard..that Gehrig delayed his departure for the ballpark, counting on a rainout. 2. The incorporation of polluting substances in the atmosphere (originally, radioactive debris from a nuclear explosion) into raindrops as they form, and their subsequent deposition in rain on the earth's surface; also in extended use. Cf. wash-out n. 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > removal of particles from air by rain rainout1954 wash-out1955 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > environmental pollution > [noun] > other types of pollution acid rain1845 air pollution1874 fallout1946 rainout1954 radiation1958 thermal pollution1965 light pollution1969 radioactivity1969 noise pollution1970 wash-off1979 1954 Science 7 May 619/1 The extent of the rainout was much greater than that detected in the area from any previous nuclear detonation. 1975 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 189 286 The transfer from land [of vaporized DDT] with a subsequent rainout to the global ocean following transport in the wind system. 1996 New Scientist 3 Feb. 16/2 Stevenson..calculates that the helium rainout could explain most of the planet's internal warmth. 1997 Atmospheric Environment 31 851 Washout is also important over suburban regions but rainout provides most of the acidity of precipitation in rural areas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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