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How to pronounce cloudburst in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms deluge, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout
Type of rain, rainfall

Examples of cloudburst

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Despite the 10-minute cloudburst, we were too hot to stop and put on rain suits.
From the cnn.com
A cloudburst over west London during the launch of the new Piaggio MP3 Yourban scooter.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A brief cloudburst opened as pinch hitter Paul McConkey hit a slow chopper to shortstop.
From the kentucky.com
Like a gathering storm, a cloudburst of cultural rebellion is mounting.
From the huffingtonpost.com
In early September a three-hour cloudburst covered most of the city with a foot of water.
From the time.com
It will not just lead to a cloudburst of charges against persons making similar statements.
From the washingtontimes.com
I started in Memphis, pulling into town during a Biblical cloudburst.
From the independent.co.uk
Luck often expires in a cloudburst of steam and scattered auto parts.
From the nytimes.com
A bad weather front is fast approaching and a cloudburst is imminent.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • Downpour: a heavy rain
  • A cloudburst is an extreme form of precipitation, sometimes with hail and thunder, which normally lasts no longer than a few minutes but is capable of creating flood conditions.
  • Cloudburst is a 1951 British drama film, directed by Francis Searle, starring Robert Preston and featuring Elizabeth Sellars, Harold Lang, Colin Tapley and Sheila Burrell. ...
  • Cloudburst is a fictional character from the toyline, comic books and cartoon series.
  • Cloudburst is an Autobot Pretender in the Transformers toyline. He turns into a jet and has a shell that looked like an armored human. He shouldn't be confused with Phoenix, a Japanese Transformer who shares the same toy.
  • A sudden heavy rainstorm
  • The heaviest type of rain, in which rain falls at a rate of 4 inches (10 centimeters) or more per hour.
  • A torrential downpour of rain, which by its spottiness and relatively high intensity suggests the bursting and discharge of a whole cloud at once. (Woolley, 1946, p. ii.)
  • What happens when your cloud has an outage or security breach and your data is unavailable.