Noun
driving rain
Rain propelled by a driving wind.
The driving rain stung the runner's face.
Harrington (1991), p. 47. As the Government forces steadily advanced across the moor, the driving rain and sleet blew from the north-east into the faces of the exhausted Jacobite army. Source: Internet
Just behind the curtain of driving rain, the sun shone on the dry hills and continued to warm the castle, now too far behind for us to backtrack. Source: Internet
From Pramoay, it’s a two-hour motorbike ride to one of the logging areas, up a muddy hillside track in the driving rain. Source: Internet
Even in summer, conditions can be atrocious; thick fog, strong winds, driving rain and freezing summit temperatures are not unusual. Source: Internet
The sort of driving rain that you find only in the Ardennes. Source: Internet
I lifted my face into the night’s driving rain, letting its chill wash away my body’s last gasp of lust and frustration. Source: Internet