To cause an outdoor event to be cancelled or stopped because of rain.
When rain makes an outdoor event stop or get cancelled.
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(British English, usually passive) To cause an outdoor event to be cancelled or interrupted because of rain.
"The village fete was rained off for the third year in a row."
England's final warm-up match was rained off without a ball being bowled.
— The Guardian, 2019
To force players or participants off the field due to rain.
"The players were rained off after just twenty minutes of play."
Rain causing something to be 'off' (cancelled).
When rain makes an outdoor event stop or get cancelled.
Predominantly British English. Usually used in the passive: 'The match was rained off.' The active form ('the rain rained off the match') is rare; instead, speakers say 'the match was rained off.'
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