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downpour

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down·pour  (dounpôr, -pr)
n.
A heavy fall of rain.

downpour
Noun
a heavy continuous fall of rain
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.downpourdownpour - a heavy rain                        
rain, rainfall - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

downpour
noun rainstorm, flood, deluge, torrential rain, cloudburst, inundation
Translations
downpour [ˈdaunpɔːʳ] naguacero
downpour [ˈdaunpɔːʳ] npluie torrentielle, déluge m
downpour [ˈdaunpɔːʳ] down nWolkenbruch m
downpour [ˈdaunpɔːʳ] nscroscio di pioggia


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The grey downpour was swept aside and vanished like the trailing garments of a ghost.
And despite the downpour, the deafening thunder and the lightning that seemed ready to sear one's eyes, he walked out of the cave entrance, followed by Tom and the others.
It is a sort of steady, persistent, overwhelming, endlessly driving downpour, which makes your heart sick, and opens it to dismal forebodings.
 
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