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单词 Darling shower
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Definition of Darling shower in English:

Darling shower

noun
Australian
  • A dust storm.

    clouds moved round the horizon, but they'd only produce a Darling shower
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the western districts when a storm occurred, such as was known as a Darling shower, people wearing dark clothing looked very disreputable.
    • There is an extensive ancient cemetery, recently exposed by the action of simooms, locally known as Darling showers.
    • This is where where the Darling showers riot unchecked.
    • Darling showers is what they used to call such dust storms.
    • A Darling shower is three claps of thunder, two drops of rain, and one dust storm.
    • I had been through many Darling showers before, but rarely one like this.
    • There's a strong, dry northwest wind, bringing Darling showers.
    • Clouds used to come up and move in a stately procession round the horizon, but the best they could do was to produce a Darling shower.
    • This continental wind transports fine dust particles, earning it the name of the Darling shower (after the Darling River) in New South Wales.
    • Darling showers don't soak me.

Origin

Mid 19th century: named after the Darling river and the semi-arid environment around it.

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