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weathermaking en · NOUN

Etymology

From weather + making.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
    • The ritual was barely finished when it began to rain. Naturally the Celts and Germanic peoples also had weathermaking. 2003, Claudia Müller-Ebeling, Christian Rätsch, Wolf-Dieter Storl, Witchcraft Medicine:
    • Tell us a little more, please, Dr. von Braun, about weathermaking. 1958, United States. Congress. Senate. Armed Services, Inquiry Into Satellite and Missile Programs, page 613: