downpour B2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈdaʊn.pɔːr/ UK /ˈdaʊn.pɔː/ See IPA manual Freq #32346 Meanings 1 noun a sudden or heavy fall of rain We reached the station just before a violent downpour flooded the streets. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a sudden or heavy fall of rain cloudburstdelugerainstorm More heavy rain ↔ Opposites droughtdry spell Word family Related forms rainfallshower Appears in Phrases (1) See all heavy downpour A fall of rain with very large amounts arriving in a short time. Adjective + noun Etymology A nineteenth-century English compound of down and pour, describing rain that seems to pour down in a large quantity. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # downpour **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdaʊn.pɔːr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdaʊn.pɔː/ **Frequency rank:** 32346 ## Meanings 1. a sudden or heavy fall of rain ## Examples - We reached the station just before a violent downpour flooded the streets. ## Synonyms - cloudburst - deluge - rainstorm - heavy rain ## Antonyms - drought - dry spell ## Related Forms - rainfall - shower ## Etymology A nineteenth-century English compound of down and pour, describing rain that seems to pour down in a large quantity. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown