downpour

[ doun-pawr, -pohr ]
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noun
  1. a heavy, drenching rain.

Origin of downpour

1
First recorded in 1805–15; down1 + pour

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British Dictionary definitions for downpour

downpour

/ (ˈdaʊnˌpɔː) /


noun
  1. a heavy continuous fall of rain

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