rainband

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Synonyms: trainband, rain band, mainland, riband, ribband, hairband, tailband, chinband, rainbird, rainman, rainbands

Antonyms: trainband, rain band, mainland, riband, ribband, hairband, tailband, chinband, rainbird, rainman, rainbands

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Noun

1. A [[dark]] [[band]] in the [[yellow]] portion of the [[solar]] [[spectrum]] near the [[sodium line]], caused by the presence of [[water vapour]] in the [[atmosphere]], and hence sometimes used in [[weather]] [[prediction]]s.
2. {{lb|en|meteorology}} An [[elongated]] [[cloud]] and [[precipitation]] [[structure]] [[associate]]d with an area of [[rainfall]].

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