Input (grade 13): Search and rescue jargon Within search and rescue, a rain dance is a method of estimating how far apart searchers in a line search should be spaced so as not to miss clues and not to waste searchers' effort.
Output (grade 12): Search and rescue In search and rescue, "rain dance" is a way to decide how far apart people should be in a line so that they do not miss finding something or waste effort.