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

Derived forms: pelters

Type of: rain, rainfall, thrower

Nearest

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