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

Last week, an atmospheric river storm hit Los Angeles with scattered downpours, fears of flooding and powerful winds.

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It did not rain in Benetusser that grey Tuesday, but a "tsunami of reeds and water" triggered by torrential downpours kilometres away surged into her street.

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I Wayan Dibawa, who lives nearby, said his dog woke him in the middle of the intense downpour and he found water rising around his house "in a matter of minutes".

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“Rashomon” begins in that torrential downpour, swamping the men who huddle for shelter beneath the pillars of the ancient gate.

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A lengthy downpour 12 overs into the match had looked set to result in a fourth washout at R Premadasa Stadium but the rain stopped just in time for a 20-over contest to take place.

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Related Words

• deluge 
• flood 
• monsoon 
• rainstorm 
• storm