Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls in a place during a particular period.
There have been four years of below average rainfall.
rainfall in British English
(ˈreɪnˌfɔːl)
noun
1.
precipitation in the form of raindrops
2. meteorology
the amount of precipitation in a specified place and time
rainfall in American English
(ˈreɪnˌfɔl)
noun
1.
a falling of rain; shower
2.
the amount of precipitation falling over a given area in a given period of time: it is stated in terms of the depth of water that has fallen into a rain gauge
Examples of 'rainfall' in a sentence
rainfall
A sizeable hiatus then ensued, amidst light rainfall, before a northbound carriage became available.
David Cavanagh MUSIC FOR BOYS (2001)
Next to no rainfall here, and there had not been time for any significant erosion to take place.
Shah, Idries KARA KUSH (2001)
In other languages
rainfall
British English: rainfall NOUN
Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls in a place during a particular period.
There have been four years of below average rainfall.