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| arid |
extremely dry or parched, esp. as land which has received little or no rainfall. [1/2 definitions] |
| arroyo |
a steep ditch or gully, usu. dry, carved in a plain or desert by drainage of heavy rainfall. |
| dry |
lacking in rainfall. [1/14 definitions] |
| flash flood |
a sudden and violent flood following an esp. heavy rainfall. |
| rain |
weather characterized by rainfall. [1/8 definitions] |
| rainforest |
a dense forest of evergreens and heavy undergrowth in a tropical area that receives abundant rainfall throughout the year. |
| rain gauge |
an instrument that collects and measures the amount of rainfall in a specific time and place. |
| rainstorm |
a storm that includes a rainfall. |
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