rain shower

collocation in English

meaningsofrainandshower

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rain
noun[U]
uk
/reɪn/us
/reɪn/
drops of water ...
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shower
noun
uk
/ʃaʊər/us
/ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/
a device that releases drops of water through a lot of very small holes and that you stand under to wash your ...
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(Definition ofrainandshowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The 2010 race was memorable for a suddenrainshowerat the finish line.
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Just prior to the restart, there was a shortrainshowerwhich made the track slightly slippy.
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He only lasted for three laps before retiring after spinning off in arainshower.
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The only lap he missed in 1940 was due to being flagged for arainshower.
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Oahu is also known for having the longestrainshowerin history with over 200 days spent with continuous rain.
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Raso lark breeding starts after arainshower.
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Despite a briefrainshower, the race did not have a significant delay.
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A shortrainshowerclosed the track for 20 minutes.
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While the stream presents as a peaceful trickle on any given day, it quickly becomes a raging whitewater rapid after a mildrainshower.
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The first caution came out on lap 5; a lightrainshowerover turn 4.
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Afterward, the caution flag turned to a red flag, stalling the race because of therainshower.
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The overall work could be considered programmatic, it is similar to the ebb and flow of arainshower.
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In order for raindrop impressions to be preserved in the rock record, the impression would have to have occurred towards the end of arainshower.
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Rain showers are often very localized and unpredictable.
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Under special meteorological conditions, such as a localrainshowerthat originates above the radio-active cloud, limited areas of heavy contamination just downwind of a nuclear blast may be formed.
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He finished serving his penalty just as the race was red-flagged due to a heavyrainshowerthat affected the drivers' visibility too much for the race to continue.
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He pours curdled milk over his breakfast cereal, steps out of his apartment building into arainshower, and his day at the office is shown to be stressful.
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Prost built up a massive lead, but a lightrainshowerin the closing laps triggered a chaotic finish.
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After adopting a conservative strategy without risks for most of the race to secure at least 5th place, and the title, a late-racerainshowercaused unexpected trouble.
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Mature alates are kept within the colony until the first substantial rain showers, when they are synchronously released by colonies in a locality, in a 'nuptial flight'.
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