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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A device for measuring rainfall.

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  • noun A device, used in meteorology, to measure rainfall; a pluviometer.

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  • noun gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation

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