cloudburst

cloud·burst

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kloud-burst]
- /ˈklaʊdˌbɜrst/
- /ˈklaʊd.bɜːst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kloud-burst]
- /ˈklaʊdˌbɜrst/

Definitions of cloudburst word

countable noun cloudburst A cloudburst is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain. 3
noun cloudburst a heavy downpour 3
noun cloudburst a sudden, very heavy rain 3
noun cloudburst a sudden and very heavy rainfall. 1
noun cloudburst A sudden, violent rainstorm. 1
noun cloudburst A sudden heavy rainstorm. 0

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Origin of cloudburst

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Cloudburst

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cloudburst

cloudburst popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for cloudburst

noun cloudburst

storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
deluge — A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time.
downpour — a heavy, drenching rain.
torrent — a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
rainstorm — a storm with heavy rain.

All 7 Synonyms of cloudburst