Niederschlag

Definitions of Niederschlag
  1. noun
    the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
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    Hagel
    precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
    Regen, Regenfall, Regenwetter
    water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
    Schneeregen
    partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
    Schnee, Schneefall
    precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
    Platzregen, Wolkenbruch
    a heavy rain
    Nieselregen, Sprühregen
    very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
    Guss, Guß, Regenguss, Regenguß, Regenschauer, Schauer
    a brief period of precipitation
    Schneegestöber, Schneetreiben
    a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
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    Klima, Wetter, Wetterlage
    the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
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