downpour.

A sudden or sustained fall of very heavy rain.

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Words that belong together

• torrential downpour
• sudden downpour
• caught in a downpour

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The downpour turned the track into a stream.

They could barely hear each other during the downpour.

Ten minutes after the downpour, the gutters were still overflowing.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Describes intensity rather than a particular cloud process; need not be brief. Plural: downpours