Definition of Rainier

1. Adjective. (comparative of rainy) ¹

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Definition of Rainier

1. rainy [adj] - See also: rainy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rainier

raine
rained
rained buckets
rained cats and dogs
rained pitchforks
raines
raineth
rainfall
rainfalls
rainfast
rainfly
rainforest
rainforestation
rainforests
raingear
rainier (current term)
rainiest
rainily
raininess
raininesses
raining
raining buckets
raining cats and dogs
raining pitchforks
rainjacket
rainjackets
rainless
rainlessly
rainlessness
rainlike

Literary usage of Rainier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of the National Parks by Robert Sterling Yard (1919)
"North and south of rainier, the Cascade Mountains bear other snow-capped volcanic peaks. ... But rainier surpasses them all in height, bulk, and majesty. ..."

2. The History of Normandy and of England by Francis Palgrave (1857)
"rainier, aided by his bold and sagacious consort ... rainier was strongly affected in favour of the only-surviving Carlovingian monarch; and he, ..."

3. Our American Wonderlands by George Wharton James (1915)
"CHAPTER XXIII rainier NATIONAL PARK TIME was when even the scientists said there were no glaciers within the boundaries of the United States. ..."

4. Your National Parks by Enos Abijah Mills, Laurence Frederick Schmeckebier (1917)
"IV MOUNT rainier NATIONAL PARK MOUNT rainier is one of the noblest and most imposing mountains in the world. It stands isolated. ..."

5. Your National Parks by Enos Abijah Mills, Laurence Frederick Schmeckebier (1917)
"IV MOUNT rainier NATIONAL PARK MOUNT rainier is one of the noblest and most imposing mountains in the world. It stands isolated. ..."

6. Glaciers of North America: A Reading Lesson for Students of Geography and by Israel Cook Russell (1897)
"2 MOUNT rainier. (A sketch map of the glaciers on Mt. rainier forms Plate 7.) In the Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences for March 6, 1871, ..."

7. Glaciers of North America: A Reading Lesson for Students of Geography and by Israel Cook Russell (1897)
"(A (ketch map of the glaciers on Mt. rainier forms Plate 7. ... afterward General, August V. Kautz attempted the ascent of Mount rainier in 1857, ..."

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