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Definition of Darling shower in English: Darling showernoun Australian A dust storm. clouds moved round the horizon, but they'd only produce a Darling shower Example sentencesExamples - In the western districts when a storm occurred, such as was known as a Darling shower, people wearing dark clothing looked very disreputable.
- There is an extensive ancient cemetery, recently exposed by the action of simooms, locally known as Darling showers.
- This is where where the Darling showers riot unchecked.
- Darling showers is what they used to call such dust storms.
- A Darling shower is three claps of thunder, two drops of rain, and one dust storm.
- I had been through many Darling showers before, but rarely one like this.
- There's a strong, dry northwest wind, bringing Darling showers.
- Clouds used to come up and move in a stately procession round the horizon, but the best they could do was to produce a Darling shower.
- This continental wind transports fine dust particles, earning it the name of the Darling shower (after the Darling River) in New South Wales.
- Darling showers don't soak me.
Origin Mid 19th century: named after the Darling river and the semi-arid environment around it. |