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downpour

USDOWN-pawr/ˈdaʊn.pɔɹ/UKDOWN-paw/ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/

Pluraldownpours

Verbdownpours, downpouring, downpoured

2 meanings of downpour

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A heavy fall of rain.

    A brief but violent downpour flooded several streets downtown.

    Afternoon downpours are common here in late summer.

    Similarcloudburst, rainstorm

  2. 2
    verbintransitive
    To pour down; to rain heavily.

    Forecasters warned that it could downpour during the parade.

    It downpoured for three hours, and the creek rose over the road.

    Similarpour

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Origin

Formed from down- + pour.