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单词 downpours
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downpour

noun

down·​pour ˈdau̇n-ˌpȯr How to pronounce downpour (audio)
: a pouring or streaming downward
especially : a heavy rain

Synonyms

  • cloudburst
  • deluge
  • downfall
  • rain
  • rainfall
  • rainstorm
  • storm
  • wet
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Example Sentences

the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car
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Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

downpour

noun

down·​pour ˈdau̇n-ˌpȯr How to pronounce downpour (audio)
: a heavy rain

downpours

noun

plural of downpour
as in rains
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • rains
  • storms
  • rainstorms
  • rainfalls
  • cloudbursts
  • thunderstorms
  • deluges
  • showers
  • wets
  • precipitations
  • weathers
  • thundershowers
  • downfalls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • drizzles
  • mists
  • sprinkles
  • scuds
  • spits
  • mizzles
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