heavy rain
collocation in Englishmeaningsofheavyandrain
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heavy
adjective
uk/ˈhev.i/us/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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rain
noun[U]
uk/reɪn/us/reɪn/
drops of water ...
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(Definition ofheavyandrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofheavy rain
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The secondary streams had small catchment areas and -owed relatively slowly, except afterheavyrain.
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On one occasion, afterheavyrain, the environment was rich with liquid sounds.
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For both species, particularly low catches were obtained after the day ofheavyrain(fig. 1).
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It spoke aboutheavyrain.
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The weather forecast, broadcast on television, warns the motorist to beware ofheavyrain, fog or icy patches on roads.
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Few nutrients are applied to the soil, which remains flooded most of the time when there isheavyrain.
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Our method is only valid because radiation fog could not be formed in this region followingheavyrain.
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At higher temperatures, the bees continued to visit flowers in light rain but disappeared beforeheavyrain.
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Despite theheavyrainon the election day, 6,236 out of a total of 11,349 eligible electors voted.
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Each observation period lasted 60 min total, unless the ants traversed over unmanageable terrain orheavyrainbegan.
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That throws inheavyrainas well.
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There is no evidence that the firing causesheavyrain.
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All this happens at times ofheavyrain.
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There had been veryheavyrainbefore the accident.
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There was an intense period of incrediblyheavyrain.
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In crops which experiencedheavyrain, application of a synthetic fruit-set hormone enhanced fruit numbers as did the simple transparent polyethylene rain shelters.
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In these the hard-pan of re-cemented decomposed rock that closely underlies the thin soil produces severe water-logging in the latter inheavyrain.
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In the field, we observed unpredictable flooding afterheavyrainevents that inundated stream margins, and submerged all herbs in plots adjacent to streams.
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The climate is warm and humid withheavyrainand fog in the winter as a result of north-east monsoons.
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Due to lack of adequate vegetative cover, however, tilled soils remain exposed toheavyrainfor most of the rainy period resulting in high erosion.
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Heavyraindue to a hurricane depression delayed the harvest of the 2002/03 crop and resulted in significant yield losses due to boll rot and weather damage.
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