downpour

[ doun-pawr, -pohr ]

noun

1. a heavy, drenching rain.

downpour

/ ˈdaʊnˌpɔː /

noun

1. a heavy continuous fall of rain

Word History and Origins

Origin of downpour¹

First recorded in 1805–15; down ¹ + pour

Example Sentences

We may see downpours end around sunrise but may still have some pesky showers linger into midday or early afternoon.

From Washington Post

Scattered downpours, gusty winds possible thru mid-afternoon.

From Washington Post

Although climate change is expected to include gradual warming globally, scientists think that extreme events such as heat waves, cold snaps, droughts and torrential downpours could also grow in number and strength over time.

From Science News

Water and electronics simply don’t mix, and many an expensive device has been rendered useless by an errant spill or unexpected downpour.

From Popular-Science

Just don’t send it off down the street during a torrential downpour.

From Popular-Science

A few tear-sized raindrops were followed by a suddenly heavy downpour as the family inside stepped up for a last farewell.

From The Daily Beast

Then the air suddenly turns still, the downpour stops, and the sky transforms from grey to turquoise.

From The Daily Beast

Adding to the pathos, the fickle Charlotte skies chose that moment to unleash a biblical downpour on the entire tableau.

From The Daily Beast

Noting that a downpour has ended, Ringo gets a roar of laughter when he quips “I just said stop and it did.”

From The Daily Beast

Her first foray abroad, earlier this month, brought a rare downpour of brickbats.

From The Daily Beast

And he stepped out into the rain, which had begun again a few minutes earlier, and was now falling in a steady downpour.

From Project Gutenberg

The wind and rain had ceased, but the dripping of the branches still kept up an excellent imitation of a downpour.

From Project Gutenberg

With a good blinding snowfall, or a pelting downpour of cats and dogs, I might have hoped for a respite.

From Project Gutenberg

A sudden downpour of rain, without thunder or lightning, had just passed rapidly over our wide plain.

From Project Gutenberg

For long the downpour never ceased by night or by day; it was the rain that rained away the Corn Laws.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• deluge
• flood
• monsoon
• rainstorm
• storm