rainscreen

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noun

Synonym of rainshade.

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rainshade
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Meanings

nounrainscreen (plural rainscreens)

plural rainscreens

  1. Synonym of rainshade.

    Synonyms: rainshade

  2. the exterior weather-facing surface of an exterior wall

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of rainshade.

Similar
rainshade

Origin

From rain + screen. Compare German Regenschirm (“umbrella”, literally “rain-screen”).

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APA

rainscreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainscreen

MLA

“rainscreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainscreen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainscreen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainscreen.

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