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cloudburst
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cloud·burst

noun \-ˌbərst\

Definition of CLOUDBURST

1
: a sudden copious rainfall
2
: a sudden outpouring : deluge <a cloudburst of anger>
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Examples of CLOUDBURST

  1. A cloudburst caused the river to flood.
  2. <the weatherman warned of possible cloudbursts in the afternoon>

First Known Use of CLOUDBURST

1869

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Synonyms
rain, deluge, downfall, downpour, rainfall, rainstorm, storm, wet

Rhymes with CLOUDBURST

accursed, airburst, at first, athirst, downburst, emersed, face-first, feetfirst, groundburst, headfirst, outburst, starburst, sunburst

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