downpour
noun /ˈdaʊnpɔː(r)/
/ˈdaʊnpɔːr/
[usually singular]- a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenlyWordfinder
- downpour
- drought
- flash flood
- monsoon
- precipitation
- puddle
- rain
- shelter
- shower
- squall
- We got caught in a torrential downpour.
- For the past six hours the downpour had been continuous and torrential.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- torrential
- relentless
- …
- in downpour
- a downpour of rain