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ˈdownpour, n.|-pɔə(r)|
A pouring down; esp. a heavy, continuous fall (of rain, etc.).
1811Agric. Survey Hebrides 741 (Jam.) A down-pour which had persevered in deluging the island for a week. 1859R. F. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geog. Soc. XXIX. 141 The downpour is desultory and uncertain, causing frequent droughts and famine. 1872Proctor Ess. Astron. xi. 151 A systematic and continuous downpour of missiles. |