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Meaning of "cloudburst" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CLOUDBURST

ˈklaʊdˌbɜːst


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLOUDBURST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cloudburst is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLOUDBURST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cloudburst

A cloudburst is an extreme amount of precipitation, sometimes with hail and thunder, which normally lasts no longer than a few minutes but is capable of creating flood conditions. Colloquially, the term cloudburst may be used to describe any sudden heavy, brief, and usually unforecastable rainfall.

Definition of cloudburst in the English dictionary

The definition of cloudburst in the dictionary is a heavy downpour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLOUDBURST

aburst · airburst · Amherst · burst · dispersed · downburst · erst · first · groundburst · Hearst · Hirst · hurst · inburst · microburst · outburst · starburst · sunburst · thirst · upburst · worst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLOUDBURST

cloud · cloud chamber · cloud computing · cloud cover · cloud rack · cloud-cuckoo-land · cloudage · cloudberries · cloudberry · clouded leopard · clouded magpie · clouded yellow · cloudier · cloudiest · cloudily · cloudiness · cloudland · cloudless · cloudlessly · cloudlessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLOUDBURST

accurst · Bathurst · blutwurst · bratwurst · curst · durst · gamma-ray burst · knackwurst · knockwurst · liverwurst · Pankhurst · Sandhurst · wienerwurst · word burst

Synonyms and antonyms of cloudburst in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cloudburst» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CLOUDBURST

Find out the translation of cloudburst to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cloudburst from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cloudburst» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

暴雨
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cloudburst
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cloudburst
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

cloudburst
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الامطار الغزيرة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

ливень
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

aguaceiro
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বৃষ্টি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

trombe
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cloudburst
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Wolkenbruch
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

土砂降り
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

폭우
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Awan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trận mưa dư dội
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

முகிற்பேழ் மழை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ढगफुटी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

bulut yağmuru
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

nubifragio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

burza z piorunami
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

злива
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

rupere de nori
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεροποντή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wolkbreuk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skyfall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cloudburst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cloudburst

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOUDBURST»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of cloudburst
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cloudburst

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOUDBURST»

Discover the use of cloudburst in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cloudburst and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cloudburst
An irresistible tale of jealousy, deception and drama, Cloudburst is the second in this gripping series from the New York Times bestselling author Sasha, a popular senior in high school, with excellent grades finds herself increasingly ...
Virginia Andrews, 2012
2
Cloudburst:
Ranging from the violent assassination of the President on the streets of Los Angeles to covert action against terrorist havens in North Africa, from the halls of power in Washington to a highjacked airliner racing toward the heart of the ...
Ryne Douglas Pearson, 2013
3
Cloudburst
Lauren Moore is a brilliant young scientist and the creator of Cloudburst: a massive satellite designed to control rainfall on dry planets.
Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, Christopher Shy, 2004
4
IBM CloudBurst on System x
This book is intended for IT support personnel who are responsible for customizing IBM CloudBurst to meet business cloud computing objectives.
Byron Braswell, Armando Lemos, Rafael Moleiro, 2012
5
Cloudburst
This is an engaging insight to inculturation issues, the positive and mutual embrace of indigenous and ethnic cultures in the lands now called the Americas.
Joshua Seidl, 2008
6
WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance and PowerVM
This book is aimed at administrators and developers who have little knowledge of PowerVM, but in-depth knowledge of WebSphere software.
Shivaji D Bhosale, Martin Cernicky, Paul Reynolds, 2010
7
Cloudburst: An Anthology of Hispanic Canadian Short Stories
The stories in Cloudburst reflect the enormous variety of Hispanic writing in Canada today.
Julio Torres-Recinos, Luis Molina Lora, 2013
8
Tectonic Setting of Faulted Tertiary Strata Associated with ...
Much of the type Whitetail Conglomerate in the region north of the Gila River ( Creasey and others, 1983) is probably laterally equivalent to parts of the Cloudburst and San Manuel Formations in the Tortilla Mountains, which lie immediately ...
William R. Dickinson, 1991
9
Family Storms
In the eye of the storm .
V.C. Andrews, 2011
10
THE CLOUDBURST
This is a story of nature and its impact on human lives.
SUBHRO BANERJEE, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOUDBURST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cloudburst is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cloudburst of Water Successfully Diverted Around Veggie Garden
And, it works really well during a rare (I live in the desert, and California is in a severe drought) cloudburst. It is especially good that it works ... «Mother Earth News, Jul 15»
2
Woman dies in Tral cloudburst | Kashmir NYOOOZ
A woman was killed while four foot bridges were washed away due to cloudburst in Tral and Shopian areas of South Kashmir Monday ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
3
MLA Joshi alleges Rs 25 cr health insurance scam
... in installing doppler radars proposed in Nainital, Mussoorie and Uttarkashi to assist in forecasting incidents of cloudburst in the region. «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Disaster relief staff get ready 'kits' for air dropping
"Landslides are a common phenomenon. We are prepared for landslides, but handling a severe earthquake or cloudburst remains a challenge. «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Baiada avoids sanction for illegal practices
In what was dubbed Operation Cloudburst, a team of Border Protection officers and Fair Work inspectors raided and arrested 38 “illegal” ... «Red Flag, Jul 15»
6
Woman dies in cloudburst in Tral
A 25-year-old Aisha Bano, daughter of Abdullah Gujjar, resident of Doodh Marg, was killed when a cloudburst hit Gujjar Kotha at village Dood Marg Kahlil area ... «Kashmir Images, Jul 15»
7
Sajjad Shaheen seeks compensation for cloudburst hit people of …
Banihal, July 06 (Scoop News)-Expressing concern over the damages caused due to cloud bursts in various parts of the Banihal Assembly Constituency since ... «Scoop News, Jul 15»
8
Denmark's hottest day ends with downpours
According to meteorology institute DMI, at least seven areas officially experienced a cloudburst, defined by over 15 millimetres of rain in less ... «The Local Denmark, Jul 15»
9
Awoke from snooze to find Ballycastle house flooded
Flooding occurred at North Street following a cloudburst. Moira Molloy said she and four other members of staff at Morelli's ice cream shop ... «Ballymoney and Moyle Times, Jul 15»
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Overnight rains wreak havoc in Jammu areas
... highway today alleging that no government official visited their village which also suffered damages due to cloudburst and heavy rains. «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cloudburst [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cloudburst>. May 2024 ».
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