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downpour.

A heavy fall of rain.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/UK
  1. A heavy fall of rain.

    They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.
Where this word comes from

From down- + pour. Compare typologically Czech liják, Polish ulewa, Slovene naliv, Russian ли́вень (lívenʹ) (akin to лить (litʹ)).

verb/ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/UK
  1. To pour down; rain heavily.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From down- + pour. Compare typologically Czech liják, Polish ulewa, Slovene naliv, Russian ли́вень (lívenʹ) (akin to лить (litʹ)).

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