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downpour

American  
[doun-pawr, -pohr] / ˈdaʊnˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr /

noun

  1. a heavy, drenching rain.


downpour British  
/ ˈdaʊnˌpɔː /

noun

  1. a heavy continuous fall of rain

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Etymology

Origin of downpour

First recorded in 1805–15; down 1 + pour

Example Sentences

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Fresh downpours have brought more flooding, landslides and fear to southeastern Brazil where rescuers were still looking for 14 missing people Thursday after a rainstorm that left 54 people dead.

From Barron's

The heavy downpours have displaced over 180,000 people as of last week, authorities said, with at least four people killed.

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Everything is installed on earthquake hangers, “so we aren’t showered in a downpour of porcelain.”

From Los Angeles Times

That description was put to the test during this latest downpour.

From Los Angeles Times

Across the street, organisers erected pop-up tents behind temporary barricades, offering the ever-growing media crowd some shelter from the frequent downpours.

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