as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car
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Recent Examples of downpour
Wednesday should be clear again, allowing for the busiest travel day of the year to proceed with one fewer obstacle, at least in the Northeast and until Thursday’s downpour begins.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
Days before Rafael's landfall, tens of thousands of people evacuated the eastern province of Guantanamo after a series of storms produced torrential downpours and triggered flooding.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
Torrential downpour after a dry fall A system moving in from Road Island on Wednesday brought the showers, Candice Hrencecin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, NWS, in Boston, told USA TODAY.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
The storm is expected to clear from the far northeast early Tuesday, though risks of further downpours and strong winds remain across the south of the UK until Wednesday.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
Days before Rafael's landfall, tens of thousands of people evacuated the eastern province of Guantanamo after a series of storms produced torrential downpours and triggered flooding.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
Torrential downpour after a dry fall A system moving in from Road Island on Wednesday brought the showers, Candice Hrencecin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, NWS, in Boston, told USA TODAY.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
The storm is expected to clear from the far northeast early Tuesday, though risks of further downpours and strong winds remain across the south of the UK until Wednesday.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for downpour
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downpour. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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