Definitions for rainfall

rainfall rain·fall

Spelling: [reyn-fawl]
IPA: /ˈreɪnˌfɔl/

Rainfall is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 169 anagrams from letters in rainfall (aafillnr).

Definitions for rainfall

noun

  1. a fall or shower of rain.
  2. the amount of water falling in rain, snow, etc., within a given time and area, usually expressed as a hypothetical depth of coverage:

Origin of rainfall

First recorded in 1840-50; rain + fall

Examples for rainfall

The difference is not in elevation or rainfall, but in the soil.

The rainfall ranges from five to fifteen inches in the year.

The soil was light in color and weight, and the rainfall very scanty.

In the temperate zone there is no regularity in the monthly rates of rainfall.

At the outset of his administration, the mayor only received two regular reports—crime statistics and rainfall averages.

In the larger use of forests is included their effect on climate and rainfall.

In the earliest days of agriculture, having the right temperatures, rainfall, and topography was all-important.

And in the last two years, rainfall, which averages 34 inches annually, has fallen at about half that rate.

Little toads found in a desert, after a rainfall (Notes and Queries, 8-8-493).

The total water is equivalent to a rainfall of about 35 inches.

Word Value for rainfall
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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