1. a curved band of heavy precipitation that spirals around the eye of a tropical cyclone
Usage: meteorology

Examples

• The hurricane’s outer rainbands brought flooding to coastal areas.
• Meteorologists tracked the storm’s rainbands on radar.
• The most intense winds occurred within the inner rainband.
• Rainbands can extend hundreds of miles from the hurricane’s center.
• The weather service warned of tornadoes forming in the rainbands.
• Pilots avoided flying through the storm’s rainbands.