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rain•fall
Pronunciation: (rān'fôl"), [key]—
n.
1. a fall or shower of rain.
2. the amount of water falling in rain, snow, etc., within a given time and area, usually expressed as a hypothetical depth of coverage:
a rainfall of 70 inches a year. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.