downpour
noun/ˈdaʊnpɔː(r)/
/ˈdaʊnpɔːr/
[usually singular]- a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly
- 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
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