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Noun: pelter  pel-tu(r)
  1. A heavy rain
    - downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, soaker, gullywasher [US]
     
  2. A thrower of missiles
    "the police were too busy to chase the pelters"

Derived forms: pelters

Type of: rain, rainfall, thrower

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Peloponnesus
pelorus
pelota
peloton
pelt
pelt along
Peltandra
Peltandra virginica
peltate
peltate leaf
pelter
pelting
Peltiphyllum
Peltiphyllum peltatum
peltry
peludo
pelvic
pelvic arch
pelvic cavity
pelvic fin
pelvic girdle