проливно́й дождь — meaning in English

English meaning

• cataract noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
• downpour noun A sudden, very heavy fall of rain.
• rainstorm noun A storm consisting mainly of heavy, often sudden rainfall.

Senses

проливно́й дождь is used for these senses in English:

• cataract (mechanics, chiefly, historical) A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke.
• downpour A heavy rain.
• rainstorm A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.

cataract — full definition

1. noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
2. noun A clouding of the eye's lens that causes blurred vision, common in older age.

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