heavy rainfall
collocation in Englishmeaningsofheavyandrainfall
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heavy
adjective
uk/ˈhev.i/us/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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rainfall
noun[U]
uk/ˈreɪn.fɔːl/us/ˈreɪn.fɑːl/
rain, or the amount of rain ...
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(Definition ofheavyandrainfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofheavy rainfall
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Indeed, the numbers caught inside stables are correlated with the numbers caught outside, and we observed that both were highly suppressed afterheavyrainfall.
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Noheavyrainfallwas noted before the outbreaks.
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In the winter, when there washeavyrainfall, the organic plots would not have standing water; however, the conventional plots did.
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On days ofheavyrainfalland the following days, the windrow is too wet, preventing good combustion.
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The goats were unaffected by thisheavyrainfallas they had sufficient shelter to remain dry.
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Species with aquatic oviposition exhibited sporadic acoustic activity, aggregating into explosive breeding events followingheavyrainfall.
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The small peaks in the moisture content graph relate to dates when there had beenheavyrainfallon the date of sampling.
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Breaking the force of wind andheavyrainfall.
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In practice, the best time for burning windrows is 3-10 days after the lastheavyrainfall.
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This largely reflects the unfavourable growing conditions caused by theheavyrainfalland the non-application of pesticides to control insects and diseases in 1999/2000.
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There was noheavyrainfallduring seed maturation.
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Strong winds are frequently combined withheavyrainfall, especially on the mountain ridges.
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In the coastal plain region, tropical cyclones, usually characterized by strong high winds, little sunshine, reduced temperature andheavyrainfallare destructive to annual rice.
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A high yield (output per hectare) provides a better vegetation cover which shelters the ground againstheavyrainfalland reduces soil losses.
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However, from day 59 to day 76, measurements were made every 3 to 5 days and this period included oneheavyrainfallevent.
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The event was abandoned early because ofheavyrainfall.
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The outbreak followed several months of unusuallyheavyrainfallin the area.
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Residents told us that the soils never hold standing water, even afterheavyrainfall.
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It is likely that this prolongedheavyrainfalldisrupted the drought that cues fruiting activity.
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This g roup consisted o f explosive and opportunistic breeding species, which aggregated on nights followingheavyrainfall.
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