Definition of "rainout" [rainout]

• An event, such as an athletic contest, that has been rained out. (noun)

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• "Sabathia denied that the rainout could be a boon to Detroit."
• "For officials at the United States Tennis Association, the rainout was a third consecutive blow for a tournament that, before 2008, hadn't had a Monday final since 1987."
• "Dillon Gee, who was scheduled to start for the Mets, said that while the rainout was an annoyance for him, it would also give his teammates a welcome break in a hectic period of their schedule."