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Definition of Downpours
1. downpour [n] - See also: downpour
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downpours
Literary usage of Downpours
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technical Reports by Miami Conservancy District (Ohio), Miami Conservancy District (Ohio (1920)
"During severe storms, one or more heavy downpours may occur, but their duration
is nearly always short, rarely lasting over half an hour. ..."
2. A New System of Meteorology, Designed for Schools and Private Students by John H. Tice (1878)
"From the points where these downpours strike the surface of the Earth, the air,
in diverging currents, ... These outflows from downpours and inflows into ..."
3. Papers and Transactions by Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (1890)
"Sudden spurts are usually followed by less rapid downpours. Hence, the rate of
rainfall for a short time must nearly always be much greater than the average ..."
4. History of Signal Service with Catalogue of Publications, Instruments and by United States Army. Signal Corps, William Babcock Hazen (1884)
"Ask the builders of London what they have lost in the last ten years by sudden
frosts, or unexpected downpours of rain. Above all things, go to the farmer ..."
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