noun
- plural of precip; informal short form for precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, or hail)
Usage: informal; chiefly used in meteorology and weather forecasting
Examples
- The forecast calls for heavy precips over the weekend.
- Meteorologists are tracking the precips moving in from the west.
- We haven't had much precips this month, so the drought continues.
- The weather service issued warnings about significant precips expected tomorrow.
- Precips are expected to taper off by evening.