Definition of Rainsquall

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rainsquall

rainproofing
rainproofs
rains
rains buckets
rains cats and dogs
rains pitchforks
rainscape
rainscapes
rainshade
rainshadow
rainshadows
rainshower
rainsoaked
rainspout
rainspouts
rainsquall (current term)
rainsqualls
rainstorm
rainstorms
rainstormy
rainswept
raintight
rainwash
rainwashed
rainwashes
rainwashing
rainwater
rainwaters
rainwear
rainwears

Literary usage of Rainsquall

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

1. The Log of the Snark by Charmian London (1915)
"... with a dozen things to do at dinner time, rushed to drop the skylight in a sharp rainsquall, and shut it on the ..."

2. In Northern Seas by Alfred Searcy, E. Whitington (1905)
"Just then a nerce south-east rainsquall came up. and made us feel bitterly cold. A good fire was soon started, and slices of liver on the coals combined to ..."

3. Asking Questions: 10 Years of Architectural Design at the Gerrit Rietveld by Gert Staal (2004)
"The visitor triggers a sound animation of a rainsquall. Furniture and fixtures are vocalised by a variety of instruments, recreating the physical furniture ..."

4. Larue's Maneuvers by James Isaiah Gabbe (2007)
"A rainsquall pummeled the windows. Danbar shouted for Vernelle to stay on the line, raced about placing pots and pans to catch the drips and grabbed up the ..."

5. Trilogy of Shennan: Hagre and the Barbarian Wars by Richard Allen Saare (2007)
"... unification only a few days past they could not agree on wet in a rainsquall! We will need spies, trusted men that may pass unnoticed among their ranks. ..."

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