wet weather

collocation in English

meaningsofwetandweather

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wet
adjective
uk
/wet/us
/wet/
covered in water or ...
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weather
noun[U]
uk
/ˈweð.ər/us
/ˈweð.ɚ/
the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a ...
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(Definition ofwetandweatherfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Mechanised harvesting inwetweatherwas thought to be the principal reason for the worse performance.
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Oat shortages fromwetweathermay have contributed to the problems of 1612.
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While the parasite is at its best during thewetweather, it practically disappears from the field during the hot dry season.
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In the following months ofwetweather, larval infectivity on the pasture increased but not as much as in the corresponding group of calves not fed fungus.
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Wetweatherand the use of fertilizers are also important as they encourage primocanes to grow and increase in girth very rapidly, and this results in increased numbers of splits.
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Nothing can be done to stop them getting into that condition inwetweather.
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Inwetweatherthe children cannot reach the school dry shod.
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We are naturally concerned about the effect of thewetweatheron cereal production prospects.
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It was originally developed to reduce spray inwetweather, to improve visibility.
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The labels are however of paper, and liable to come off inwetweather.
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It helped customers inwetweatherto go under shelter from one department to another.
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It has been saved from serious inconvenience only by thewetweatherof recent years.
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Even if they do, they can be dazzling inwetweather.
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True, it was at a time following a period of verywetweather.
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Certainly people were not helped by thewetweatherwhich followed.
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The facilities need to be better for thewetweather.
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Hoteliers need more facilities for visitors duringwetweather.
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