rain-triggered process
nounUK /reɪn ˈtrɪɡəd ˈprəʊsɛs/
US /reɪn ˈtrɪɡərd ˈprɑsɛs/
A process that starts because rain falls.
The rain-triggered process began as soon as the storm arrived.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A natural event, like a landslide, that happens because of rain.
The landslide was a rain-triggered process on the steep hill.
3. A machine or system that turns on when it detects rain.
The sprinkler's rain-triggered process stops watering when it rains.
4. A chain of changes in nature set off by rainfall.
Seed sprouting after a storm is a rain-triggered process.