空中造雨
kōng​zhōng​zào​yǔ

artificial rainfall

  • created sense approved 空中造雨 · kōng​zhōng​zào​yǔ · artificial rainfall — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空中造雨

    kōng​zhōng​zào​yǔ

    artificial rainfall

    A method of cloud seeding where aircraft are used to spread catalysts like dry ice, silver iodide, or salt water into thick clouds to induce precipitation.

    空中 (literal) → 空中 · kōng​zhōng · in the sky 造 (literal) → 造 · zào · to build 雨 (literal) → 雨 · yǔ · rain

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