rainfall
nounUK /ˈreɪnfɔːl/
US /ˈreɪnfɔːl/
Rainfall is the water that falls from clouds as rain.
The rainfall was heavy all night, so the streets were flooded by morning.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The total amount of rain that falls in a place over a period of time.
The region receives about 800 millimeters of rainfall each year.
3. The act or process of rain falling from the sky.
Scientists measured the rainfall during the monsoon season.
4. A sudden or abundant fall of something resembling rain.
There was a rainfall of confetti at the parade.