Meanings
nounblack rain (uncountable)
- uncountableRain contaminated by fungi spores, soot, or other particulate matter.
- uncountableRadioactive rain that fell on Hiroshima following the atomic bombing in 1945.
Translations
Japanese 黒い雨
- 黒い雨 (kuroi ame)radioactive rain
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APA
black rain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20rain
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“black rain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20rain. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black rain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20rain.
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