Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without rain: as, a rainless region; a rainless zone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Destitute of rain.
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- adjective Without
rain .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking rain
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Examples
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The use of this article in rainless lands dates from ages immemorial, and formed the outer walls of the Egyptian temple.
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North of the apex of the delta and the boundary between the deltaic and inland tracts, the rainfall gradually lessens as far as Minbu, where what was formerly called the rainless zone commences and extends as far as Katha.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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And for the last few days, rainless, which is just weird.
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If the continents become invaded by a great transgression of the ocean, this "rainless" area diminishes: and the denuded area advances inwards without diminution.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
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If the ocean recedes from the present strand lines, the "rainless" area advances outwards, but, the rain supply being sensibly constant, no change in the river supply of salts is to be expected.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
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So I've spent most of my 'rainless' time checking out the small ancient city found behind the Ancient City Walls.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Our timing seems spot on, as until a few days before all the canyon had seen were what Louis calls "bankruptcy clouds," the high wispy, rainless streaks that will cause a waiting farmer to go under.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part I Richard Bangs 2011
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Our timing seems spot on, as until a few days before all the canyon had seen were what Louis calls "bankruptcy clouds," the high wispy, rainless streaks that will cause a waiting farmer to go under.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part I Richard Bangs 2011
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While show-stoppingly memorable, the traditional bake is also dependent on a rainless sky and access to both a fire permit and a beach.
Happy as a Clambake Gail Monaghan 2011
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It's built to offer a completely fake space, a windless, rainless, changeless place far beyond reach of the human body clock.
Nocturne: A Journey in Search of Moonlight by James Attlee – review 2011
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