cloudburst

[ kloud-burst ]

/ ˈklaʊdˌbɜrst /

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noun

a sudden and very heavy rainfall.

Origin of cloudburst

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; cloud + burst

Words nearby cloudburst

cloud, cloudage, cloud base, cloudberry, cloudbow, cloudburst, cloud cap, cloud-capped, cloud chamber, cloud computing, cloud cover

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Example sentences from the Web for cloudburst

Anybody visiting town, not knowing what was going on, would think that vacant land was as common as raindrops in a cloudburst.
Gadsby|Ernest Vincent Wright
Just a yielding here, a parting there, until the cloudburst precipitated the disaster.
The Thing from the Lake|Eleanor M. Ingram
"They came without warning and all at once, like a summer cloudburst," the Hungarian said.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel|Robert Shea
"Cloudburst" is merely a picturesque name for a very heavy shower; usually a thunder-shower.
The Mentor: The Weather|Charles Fitzhugh Talman

There had been a cloudburst in the mountains above, whence came such trickle as fed the arroyo in the dry season.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cloudburst

cloudburst

/ (ˈklaʊdˌbɜːst) /

noun

a heavy downpour

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单词	cloudburst
释义	cloudburst [ kloud-burst ] / ˈklaʊdˌbɜrst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cloudburst ON THESAURUS.COM noun a sudden and very heavy rainfall. Origin of cloudburst An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; cloud + burst Words nearby cloudburst cloud, cloudage, cloud base, cloudberry, cloudbow, cloudburst, cloud cap, cloud-capped, cloud chamber, cloud computing, cloud cover Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cloudburst Anybody visiting town, not knowing what was going on, would think that vacant land was as common as raindrops in a cloudburst. Gadsby\|Ernest Vincent Wright Just a yielding here, a parting there, until the cloudburst precipitated the disaster. The Thing from the Lake\|Eleanor M. Ingram "They came without warning and all at once, like a summer cloudburst," the Hungarian said. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel\|Robert Shea "Cloudburst" is merely a picturesque name for a very heavy shower; usually a thunder-shower. The Mentor: The Weather\|Charles Fitzhugh Talman There had been a cloudburst in the mountains above, whence came such trickle as fed the arroyo in the dry season. Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cloudburst cloudburst / (ˈklaʊdˌbɜːst) / noun a heavy downpour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cloudburst storm, deluge, downpour, torrent
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cloudburst

noun

Origin of cloudburst

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noun

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