2. Noun. Such a cancellation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rainout
1. atomic fallout occurring in precipitation [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rainout
Literary usage of Rainout
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon, Robert Q. Marston (1986)
"Thus potentially lethal doses from rainout should occur only from large convective
rain cells, and this should occur only over relatively small areas (ie, ..."
2. Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System by National Research Council (U.S.) (2007)
"rainout of substantial quantities of HCN would make the subsequent synthesis of
purines, pyrimidines, and amino acids possible in the aqueous phase.46 ..."
3. A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John by Charles Dexter Cleveland (1865)
"This is true; as he himself says in the " Verses on his own Death:" "Tile Dean
was rainout in hie time. And hod a kind of knack at rhyme " This "knack" he ..."
4. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"This rain is radioactive and presents an important secondary effect of such a burst.
rainout—(DOD, NATO) Radioactive material in the atmosphere brought down ..."
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