cloudburst
noun
cloud·burst
ˈklau̇d-ˌbərst 
1
: a sudden copious rainfall
2
: a sudden outpouring : deluge
a cloudburst of anger
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Examples of cloudburst in a Sentence
A cloudburst caused the river to flood.
the weatherman warned of possible cloudbursts in the afternoon
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
Homes in some districts were also washed away after a cloudburst — a sudden, very heavy rain — Sunday night, leaving roads flooded and people stranded.
—Chonchui Ngashangva and Sibi Arasu, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
Our hot breaths were like cloudbursts in the thin Andean air.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
Homes in some districts were also washed away after a cloudburst — a sudden, very heavy rain — Sunday night, leaving roads flooded and people stranded.
—Chonchui Ngashangva and Sibi Arasu, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
Our hot breaths were like cloudbursts in the thin Andean air.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
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cloudburst
noun
cloud·burst
ˈklau̇d-ˌbərst
: a sudden heavy rainfall
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