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Meaning of "downburst" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOWNBURST

downburst  [ˈdaʊnˌbɜːst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWNBURST

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Downburst is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DOWNBURST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

downburst

Downburst

A downburst is a strong ground-level wind system that emanates from a single source, blowing in a straight line in all directions from that source. Often producing damaging winds, it may be confused with a tornado, but is actually quite different: In a tornado, high velocity winds circle a central point, moving inward and upward whereas in a downburst, winds are directed downward and then outward from the surface landing point. Downbursts are created by an area of significantly rain-cooled air that, after reaching ground level, spreads out in all directions producing strong winds. Dry downbursts are associated with thunderstorms with very little rain, while wet downbursts are created by thunderstorms with high amounts of rainfall. Microbursts and macrobursts are downbursts at very small and larger scales respectively. Another variety, the heat burst, is created by vertical currents on the backside of old outflow boundaries and squall lines where rainfall is lacking. Heat bursts generate significantly higher temperatures due to the lack of rain-cooled air in their formation.

Definition of downburst in the English dictionary

The definition of downburst in the dictionary is a very high-speed downward movement of turbulent air in a limited area for a short time. Near the ground it spreads out from its centre with high horizontal velocities Also called: microburst.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWNBURST


aburst
əˈbɜːst
airburst
ˈɛəˌbɜːst
Amherst
ˈæmhɜːst
burst
bɜːst
cloudburst
ˈklaʊdˌbɜːst
dispersed
dɪˈspɜːst
erst
ɜːst
first
fɜːst
groundburst
ˈɡraʊndˌbɜːst
Hearst
hɜːst
Hirst
hɜːst
hurst
hɜːst
inburst
ˈɪnˌbɜːst
microburst
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbɜːst
outburst
ˈaʊtˌbɜːst
starburst
ˈstɑːˌbɜːst
sunburst
ˈsʌnˌbɜːst
thirst
θɜːst
upburst
ʌpˈbɜːst
worst
wɜːst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWNBURST

down-at-heel
down-bow
down-cycle
down-home
down-in-the-mouth
down-market
down-river
down-to-earth
Down´s syndrome
downbeat
downcast
downcome
downcomer
downcourt
downcry
downdraught
downer
downfall
downfallen
downfield

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWNBURST

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

Synonyms and antonyms of downburst in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «downburst» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOWNBURST

Find out the translation of downburst to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of downburst from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «downburst» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

下击暴流
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

downburst
570 millions of speakers

English

downburst
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

downburst
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

downburst
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нисходящий порыв
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Downburst
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

downburst
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rafale descendante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Downburst
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Downburst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダウンバースト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

downburst 다운 버스트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Downburst
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

downburst
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

downburst
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धडपड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

downburst olayını
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

downburst
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

downburst
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спадний порив
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

downburst
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Downburst
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

downburst
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

downburst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

downburst
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNBURST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about downburst

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWNBURST»

Discover the use of downburst in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to downburst and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Downburst
Kit's only goal is to stay alive.
Katie Robison, 2012
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Aviation Safety: Human Factors, System Engineering, Flight ...
Advanced weather radar systems to improve aviation safety shear present hazards to aircraft's: the "downburst" and the "gustfront". In the following we explain these two meteorological phenomena in more detail. To start, the downburst is a ...
Hans M. Soekkha, 1997
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Analysis and Behaviour of Guyed Transmission Line Structures ...
Keywords. Downburst, Microburst, High Intensity Wind, Transmission Line, Transmission Tower, Finite Element, Failure, Progressive Failure, Optimization, Genetic Algorithms.
Ahmed Yousry Shehata, 2006
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From Materials to Structures: Advancement through Innovation
School of Natural and Built Environments, University of SouthAustralia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia ABSTRACT: As the main cause of many past failures, downburst wind events have been proven to be one of the most serious threats to long ...
Bijan Samali, Mario M. Attard, Chongmin Song, 2012
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Advanced Aircraft Flight Performance
downburst Gust front Figure 13.14. Effect of microburst on aircraft (rotorcraft) descent and landing. DOWNBURST PHYSICS. For a downburst to be considered wet it must be accompanied by more than 0.25 mm of rain; in all other cases the ...
Antonio Filippone, 2012
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Gravity Currents: In the Environment and the Laboratory
A particularly difficult situation can occur when an aircraft, engaged in take-off or landing, flies right through a downburst cell in which the descending cold air is spreading out in all directions (Fujita, 1981). Figure 6.2 shows events which can ...
John E. Simpson, 1999
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Wind Loading of Structures
John D. Holmes. Table 2.5 Largest recorded gusts in the Melbourne area 1940– 97 Date Station Gust speed (knots) Gust speed (m/s) Type For synoptic winds: ( 2.19) For downburst winds: (2.20) The combined. Figure 2.4 Wind speed versus ...
John D. Holmes, 2007
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An Introduction to Satellite Image Interpretation
The effect on the ground is a very strong, destructive straight-line wind known as a downburst (or microburst). The damage from these downbursts is often mistakenly blamed on tornadoes, since both phenomena occur during severe ...
Eric D. Conway, 1997
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Proceedings: Symposium on Fire in Wilderness and Park Management
The second way in which a plume-dominated fire can be extremely dangerous occurs when a downburst of cold air descends from the convection column and blows outward along the surface at high speeds in all directions. These winds can ...
James K. Brown, Robert W. Mutch, Charles W. Spoon, 1995
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On top
It introduces something new and important, complete with the beautifully descriptive terms “spearhead echo" and “downburst.” Most of us embraced the concept of simple wind shear in trying to learn from the 727 accident at JFK, but apparently ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWNBURST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term downburst is used in the context of the following news items.
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Arizona Weather Preparedness : What is a Downburst?
One thing about thunderstorms is that they can produce damaging winds. When the winds reach a speed of 58 mph or higher, the NWS service ... «River Scene Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Wind peels back roof of Kings Mountain HS natatorium
... The forecast office in Greer, S.C. said the roof most likely sustained “downburst damage from straight-line wind” associated with the storm. «Shelby Star, Jul 15»
3
Flash flood watch in effect
On July 8, 2001, downburst winds caused considerable damage on the west side of Hoopeston. Three businesses were destroyed, 100 homes ... «Bloomington Pantagraph, Jul 15»
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Commonly misused monsoon-terms
MICROBURST: A microburst is an intense downburst of winds from a thunderstorm with peak wind gusts of 60 to 100mph lasting less than 5 ... «Tucson News Now, Jul 15»
5
Strong storms are moving east across Central Florida this afternoon …
"Stronger storms will contain frequent lightning strikes, downburst winds 40 to 60 mph, hail and very heavy rain," the weather service said. «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
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July 2, 2015: Salisbury's Straight-Line Wind Event
A wet microburst, also called a "downburst" is a burst of fast flowing air that rushes out of a thunderstorm, colliding with the ground creating an ... «WMDT, Jul 15»
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Caught on Camera: Cloud seen in Lowcountry not a tornado, but …
... of 50 mph at the Salty Dog on Hilton Head, but that's it until you get all the way up to Fripp Island (and that was from the downburst winds).". «WTOC, Jul 15»
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Severe thunderstorm watch for Tulsa County; all of northeast …
Damaging downburst winds will be the primary threat, along with locally heavy rainfall. Courtesy. Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2015 3:46 pm. Severe thunderstorm ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
9
Friday High Water Risk Spelled Out
Other hazards posed by these “slow poke” storms will be power hits from lightning strikes and even a rouge wet downburst (strong, damaging ... «WSAZ-TV, Jul 15»
10
Severe Weather Update: Storms Expected Today & Through the …
... any storms that develop will have the potential for damaging downburst winds, hail and very heavy rainfall. The storms will move in a SE/SSE ... «KNWA, Jul 15»

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