English Explanatory Dictionary

rainscreen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of rainshade.
  2. the exterior weather-facing surface of an exterior wall

Word forms

rainscreen rainscreens

Etymology

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

Synonyms

rainshade
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