What does cloud burst mean?
Cloud burst means A sudden heavy rainstorm..
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/ˈklaʊdˌbɝst/ · noun
A sudden heavy rainstorm..
[H]e walked across the lawn, wet from a fleeting late-afternoon cloudburst, the first rain in a month.
[B]ut the sound . . . expressed an utter abandonment to grief; not the cloud-burst of some passing emotion, but the slow down-pour of a whole heaven of sorrow.
A cloudburst in the China Creek district followed by continued heavy rains was responsible for the increased water.
In Uniontown, Pa., John Walchesky & family rushed from their house when lightning set it afire, rushed in again when a cloudburst put out the blaze.
Use cloud burst when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cloud burst means A sudden heavy rainstorm..
Common synonyms include cloudbust, torrent, downpour, waterspout.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[H]e walked across the lawn, wet from a fleeting late-afternoon cloudburst, the first rain in a month.
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