Meaning of DOWNPOUR
| Pronunciation: | | 'dawn`powr
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| | Definition: | | [n] a heavy rain |
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| | Synonyms: | | cloudburst, deluge, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout |
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| | See Also: | | rain, rainfall | |
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| | Definition: | | \Down"pour`\, n.
A pouring or streaming downwards; esp., a heavy or continuous
shower.
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| | Related Terms: | | affluence, afflux, affluxion, brash, burst of rain, cascade, cataract, chute, cloudburst, collapse, comedown, concourse, confluence, conflux, course, crash, crosscurrent, current, debacle, declension, declination, defluxion, deluge, descending, descension, descent, down, downbend, downcome, downcurve, downfall, downflow, downgrade, downrush, downtrend, downturn, downward trend, drencher, drift, driftage, drop, dropping, fall, falling, flood, flow, flowing, fluency, flux, gravitation, gush, gushing rain, heavy rain, inclination, inflow, inundation, mill run, millrace, monsoon, onrush, onward course, outflow, plash, plummeting, pounce, pour, race, rainburst, rainspout, rainstorm, rapids, run, rush, scud, set, soaker, soaking rain, spate, spout, stoop, stream, surge, swoop, thunderstorm, tide, torrent, torrent of rain, trend, undercurrent, undertow, water flow, waterfall, waterspout |
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