# downpour

Pronunciation: US say "DOWN-pawr" /ˈdaʊn.pɔɹ/; UK say "DOWN-paw" /ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/

## Noun

1. A heavy fall of rain.
   - Simple: A lot of rain falling hard.
   - _A brief but violent downpour flooded several streets downtown._
   - _Afternoon downpours are common here in late summer._

## Verb

2. To pour down; to rain heavily.
   - Simple: To rain very hard.
   - _Forecasters warned that it could downpour during the parade._
   - _It downpoured for three hours, and the creek rose over the road._

## Origin

Formed from down- + pour.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/downpour (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).