rain-driven process
nounUK /reɪn ˈdrɪvən ˈprəʊsɛs/
US /reɪn ˈdrɪvən ˈprɑsɛs/
A process that happens because rain makes it happen.
Soil erosion is a rain-driven process that slowly washes dirt down the hill.
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2. A natural change in the landscape caused mainly by falling rain.
The deep gullies in the field are the result of a rain-driven process.
3. A farming or water task that depends on rain to work.
Rainwater harvesting is a rain-driven process that fills the tanks each spring.
4. A way pollution spreads when rain carries it into rivers.
The oil reaching the stream was a rain-driven process after the storm.