drencher

ˈdrɛntʃər

Definition

Definition of drencher - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

heavy rain

Rare

very strong rain that makes you wet

Rare

We got caught in a drencher on our way home.

cloudburst

deluge

downpour

soaking

Rare

person or thing that soaks something completely

Rare

The sudden rain was a real drencher.

soaker

fire safety

TECH.

fire device releasing heavy water curtain

TECH.

The building was equipped with a drencher system.

fire sprinkler

sprinkler

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very strong rain that makes you wet
fire device releasing heavy water curtain

Origin of drencher

English, drench (to soak)

Examples of drencher in a sentence

Farmers welcomed the drencher after months of drought.
The garden hose was a powerful drencher.
Her tears were a drencher on his shirt.
A drencher activated during the fire drill.
Inspectors checked the drencher for compliance.

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French:averse, trempeur, ...
German:Wolkenbruch, Regenguss, ...
Italian:pioggia intensa, inzuppatore, ...
Spanish:aguacero, chaparrón, ...
Portuguese:chuva torrencial, encharcador, ...
Chinese:倾盆大雨, 浸湿者, ...
Japanese:土砂降り, ずぶ濡れ, ...
Arabic:مطر غزير, شيء يغمر بالكامل, ...
Hebrew:מַבּוּל גֶּשֶׁם, מַרְטִיב, ...
Russian:ливень, дождь, ...
Ukrainian:злива, змочувач, ...
Hindi:तेज बारिश, भिगोने वाला, ...
Bengali:ড্রেঞ্চার, ভিজানো, ...
Catalan:pluja torrencial, xàfec, ...
Czech:liják, něco, co úplně promočí, ...
Danish:kraftig regn, gennembløder, ...
Dutch:stortbui, drenkeling, ...
Greek:καταιγίδα, μούσκεμας, ...
Hungarian:zuhé, eláztató, ...
Khmer:ភ្លៀងខ្លាំង, មនុស្ស ឬវត្ថុដែលធ្វើឱ្យវត្ថុមួយជោកទឹកទាំងស្រុង, ...
Korean:폭우, 흠뻑 적시는 것, ...
Persian:باران شدید, خیس‌کننده, ...
Polish:ulewa, przemoczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):toró, dilúvio, ...
Romanian:ploaie torențială, potop, ...
Swedish:störtregn, dränkare, ...
Thai:ฝนตกหนัก, ฝนที่เปียกโชก, ...
Turkish:sağanak yağmur, ıslatıcı, ...
Vietnamese:mưa to, cơn mưa xối xả, ...

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