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cloudburst Definition

☆ cloud·burst (-bʉrst′)

noun

a sudden, very heavy rain

cloudburst Synonyms

cloudburst

n.

deluge, rain, downpour, torrent; see storm 1.

cloudburst Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • heavy: A heavy cloudburst on the night of Wednesday 10th July 1968 resulted in New Bradwell suffering its worst flooding for many years.
  • final: Frustratingly, more rain immediately fell and it was this final cloudburst that condemned the meeting to eventual cancelation.

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