downpour
IPA: dˈaʊnpɔr
noun
- A heavy rain.
verb
- (intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
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Examples of "downpour" in Sentences
- The downpour continued through the night.
- Morning downpours will taper off to showers.
- A downpour damaged all the houses in the area.
- Sets and props had to be protected in the downpour.
- The roof opened, exposing the crowd to a downpour of rain.
- A steady downpour turned the roads to mud, slowing the advance.
- A sudden downpour with thunder and lightning submerged the battlefield.
- In a torrential downpour, Christine jams the envelope in Ganush's mouth.
- At the time, it appeared that the downpour might end the match in a draw.
- After the meeting, Stevens departs for Darlington Hall in a downpour of rain.