weathermaking

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noun

The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.

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Meanings

nounweathermaking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.

    Tell us a little more, please, Dr. von Braun, about weathermaking.

    1958, United States. Congress. Senate. Armed Services, Inquiry Into Satellite and Missile Programs, page 613
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    The ritual was barely finished when it began to rain. Naturally the Celts and Germanic peoples also had weathermaking.

    2003, Claudia Müller-Ebeling, Christian Rätsch, Wolf-Dieter Storl, Witchcraft Medicine

Origin

From weather + making.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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