rain date

rain date
noun
an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date
-

the rain date for the picnic will be the following Sunday

Hypernyms: ↑date

* * *

noun
: an alternative date set aside for use if a scheduled outdoor event must be postponed because of rain

* * *

n. an alternative date for an event in case of inclement weather
Baseball the day to which a rained-out game is postponed

* * *

noun, pl ⋯ dates [count]
US : a date for something to happen if it cannot happen on its original date because of rain

The bike trip is scheduled for May 18th, with a rain date of May 25th.

* * *

ˈrain date 8 [rain date] noun (NAmE)
an alternative date when an event will take place if it has to be cancelled on the original date because of rain

July 15 is our annual fun day (rain date July 22).

He will announce a rain date by Monday.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • rain date — noun Date: 1954 an alternative date set aside for use if a scheduled event must be postponed due to rain …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rain — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German regan rain Date: before 12th century 1. a. water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere b. the descent of this… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Rain Rain Go Away — is a short children s rhyme. As with many nursery rhymes the origin and meaning of this one is open for debate, but one theory dates it back to the reign of Elizabeth I of England. The invasion of the Spanish Armada was, in part, defeated by the… …   Wikipedia

  • Rain (Mortal Kombat) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rain. Rain Série Mortal Kombat Origine Edenia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rain-in-the-Face — (1893). Rain in the Face (Lakota: Ité Omáǧažu (in Standard Lakota Orthography)) (c. 1835–September 15, 1905) was a warchief of the Lakota tribe of Native Americans. His mother was a Dakota related to the band of famous Chief Inkpaduta. He was… …   Wikipedia

  • RAIN, PRAYER FOR — (Heb. תְּפִלַּת גֶּשֶׁם, Tefillat Geshem (Ashkenazi); תִּקּוּן הַגֶּשֶׁם, Tikkun ha Geshem (Sephardi), prayers offered on various occasions, in which God is acknowledged as the power causing rain and the change of seasons, and which contain… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Date with IKEA — is a song by rock band Pavement. It is one of the tracks on their 1997 album Brighten the Corners (Matador Records).[1] Cultural references IKEA is a popular furniture store. See also IKEA, furniture store. Notes ^ …   Wikipedia

  • Rain follows the plow — is the conventional name for a now discredited theory of climatology that was popular throughout the American West and Australia during the late 19th century. The phrase was employed as a summation of the theory by Charles Dana Wilbur:God speed… …   Wikipedia

  • Rain Fall — Données clés Titre original レイン・フォール/雨の牙 (Rein fôru: Ame no kiba) Réalisation Max Mannix Scénario Barry Eisler (Roman) Max Mannix (Screenplay) Acteurs principaux Kippei Shiina Gary Oldman Kyoko Hasegawa …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rain Phoenix — (auch Rainbow Phoenix) (* 21. November 1972 in Crockett, Texas) ist eine US amerikanische Schauspielerin, Musikerin und Sängerin. Rain Phoenix wurde als das zweite von fünf Kindern geboren. Sie ist die Schwester der Schauspieler Joaquin und River …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”