Downpour
noun
A heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly.
We got caught in a downpour and ended up soaking wet.
Often appears as...
- caught in a downpour
- sudden downpour
noun
A heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly.
We got caught in a downpour and ended up soaking wet.
Often appears as...
- caught in a downpour
- sudden downpour
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Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Onset
A downpour usually starts unexpectedly and quickly, leaving little time to seek shelter.
The forecast didn't mention a downpour, but we were drenched in seconds.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
The term implies more than just rain—it's a large amount of water pouring down rapidly.
The downpour was so intense that the streets quickly flooded.
Pro Tip 3/3Brief Duration
Downpours are often short-lived, though they're very heavy. They may not last more than a few minutes.
After a ten-minute downpour, the sun was shining again.
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Onset
A downpour usually starts unexpectedly and quickly, leaving little time to seek shelter.
The forecast didn't mention a downpour, but we were drenched in seconds.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
The term implies more than just rain—it's a large amount of water pouring down rapidly.
The downpour was so intense that the streets quickly flooded.
Pro Tip 3/3Brief Duration
Downpours are often short-lived, though they're very heavy. They may not last more than a few minutes.
After a ten-minute downpour, the sun was shining again.
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Onset
A downpour usually starts unexpectedly and quickly, leaving little time to seek shelter.
The forecast didn't mention a downpour, but we were drenched in seconds.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
The term implies more than just rain—it's a large amount of water pouring down rapidly.
The downpour was so intense that the streets quickly flooded.
Pro Tip 3/3Brief Duration
Downpours are often short-lived, though they're very heavy. They may not last more than a few minutes.
After a ten-minute downpour, the sun was shining again.
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The case for optimism on...
Average humidity worldwide has gone up four percent. And it creates these atmospheric rivers. The Brazilian scientists call them "flying rivers." And they funnel all of that extra water vapor over the land where storm conditions trigger these massive record-breaking downpours.
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Whatever happened to...
At these levels, additional downpours of acid rain would destroy the region’s marine and arboreal ecosystems in a matter of decades. Urgently sharing their findings with fellow researchers,
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Earth the Biography:...
fill up the lower lying areas on our young planet possibly creating the first oceans but it's reckoned even this relentless downpour only delivered around half the water that makes up her
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The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
we all think great it's going to be sunny you know margaritas and we just had the worst weather there was in terms of downpours rain flooding we weren't expecting that at all and we
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Rare Ghost Orchid Has...
or in some other world waiting waist deep amongst alligators Panthers bears it's really easy to get really wild really remote really quick we are getting wanna buy downpour here
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Origins of Oceans PIPE...
young planet possibly creating the first oceans but it's reckoned even this relentless downpour only delivered around half the water that makes up her
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Feeding A Hungry Barn...
sudden downpours can take a heavy toll of young birds so it is just as well that their mother's feathers can create a waterproof cloak to protect her
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Swarm of Ants Flies For...
here it's called the monsoon season these torrential downpours can dump several centimeters of rain in just a
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Can love and independence...
Baritone thunder. Snarling winds. Consuming downpours. Okeechobee, the disastrous hurricane of 1928,
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The Unsinkable Lizard PIPE...
he is so light and so waterproof he can float a nifty way to survive the daily downpour
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The case for optimism on...
Average humidity worldwide has gone up four percent. And it creates these atmospheric rivers. The Brazilian scientists call them "flying rivers." And they funnel all of that extra water vapor over the land where storm conditions trigger these massive record-breaking downpours.
Video examples
Whatever happened to...
At these levels, additional downpours of acid rain would destroy the region’s marine and arboreal ecosystems in a matter of decades. Urgently sharing their findings with fellow researchers,
Video examples
Earth the Biography:...
fill up the lower lying areas on our young planet possibly creating the first oceans but it's reckoned even this relentless downpour only delivered around half the water that makes up her
Video examples
The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
we all think great it's going to be sunny you know margaritas and we just had the worst weather there was in terms of downpours rain flooding we weren't expecting that at all and we
Video examples
Rare Ghost Orchid Has...
or in some other world waiting waist deep amongst alligators Panthers bears it's really easy to get really wild really remote really quick we are getting wanna buy downpour here
Video examples
Origins of Oceans PIPE...
young planet possibly creating the first oceans but it's reckoned even this relentless downpour only delivered around half the water that makes up her
Video examples
Feeding A Hungry Barn...
sudden downpours can take a heavy toll of young birds so it is just as well that their mother's feathers can create a waterproof cloak to protect her
Video examples
Swarm of Ants Flies For...
here it's called the monsoon season these torrential downpours can dump several centimeters of rain in just a
Video examples
Can love and independence...
Baritone thunder. Snarling winds. Consuming downpours. Okeechobee, the disastrous hurricane of 1928,
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The Unsinkable Lizard PIPE...
he is so light and so waterproof he can float a nifty way to survive the daily downpour
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Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Japanese Soldier
One must know the so-called 'lesson of a downpour.' A man, caught in a sudden rain en route, dashes along the road not to get wet or drenched. Once one takes it for granted that in rain he naturally gets wet, he can be in a tranquil frame of mind even when soaked to the skin. This lesson applies to everything.
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Autumn Phillips
Canadian Royalty
Peter threw my coat at me and said we were taking the dog for a walk. He went down on one knee in the downpour and produced this ring! I looked horrible in my wellies with wet hair.
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John Elway
American Athlete
We get done with the game, and it's an absolute downpour 30 minutes later. That's when I thought God was telling me that's enough-time for you to go do something else.
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Elaine Welteroth
American Journalist
The life of an editor may seem all glam all the time, but there's nothing like schlepping through the city during a torrential downpour to put things in perspective.
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Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Japanese Soldier
One must know the so-called 'lesson of a downpour.' A man, caught in a sudden rain en route, dashes along the road not to get wet or drenched. Once one takes it for granted that in rain he naturally gets wet, he can be in a tranquil frame of mind even when soaked to the skin. This lesson applies to everything.
Quote examples
Autumn Phillips
Canadian Royalty
Peter threw my coat at me and said we were taking the dog for a walk. He went down on one knee in the downpour and produced this ring! I looked horrible in my wellies with wet hair.
Quote examples
John Elway
American Athlete
We get done with the game, and it's an absolute downpour 30 minutes later. That's when I thought God was telling me that's enough-time for you to go do something else.
Quote examples
Elaine Welteroth
American Journalist
The life of an editor may seem all glam all the time, but there's nothing like schlepping through the city during a torrential downpour to put things in perspective.
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