cloudburst
pronunciation
How to pronounce cloudburst in British English:
UK [ˈklaʊdbɜ:st]
How to pronounce cloudburst in American English:
US [ˈklaʊdbɜrst]
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- Noun:
- a heavy rain
Word Origin
- cloudburst (n.)
- also cloud-burst, 1817, American English, from cloud (n.) + burst (n.). Parallels German Wolkenbruch.
Example
- 1. We were caught by a cloudburst .
- 2. In the rain you were a cloudburst of joy .
- 3. The bus was delayedby a cloudburst .
- 4. Wow , now , that 's crazy . Freak cloudburst down the street .
- 5. A dramatic cloudburst releases jagged bolts of lightning deep into the grand canyon near point sublime .