downpour
Example Sentences
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Heavy rainfall in Malaysia is normal during the northeast monsoon period, but recent downpours have been unusually intense, it says.
“While most people were trying to dodge the downpour—TV screens giving up one by one, umbrellas suddenly becoming the hottest commodity in the room—we at InPlanet were secretly thrilled,” he said.
Authorities have warned of moderate to heavy downpours in central Vietnam through Sunday at least.
From BBC
Heavier downpours might materialize in some locations, forecasters said.
From Los Angeles Times
"The tents endured two years under the sun and two years under the rain and they couldn't last this downpour."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
