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cloud·burst

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–noun

a sudden and very heavy rainfall.

[Origin: 1810–20, Americanism; cloud + burst

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cloud·burst Audio Help (kloud'bûrst') Pronunciation Key
n. A sudden heavy rainstorm; a downpour.

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cloudburst
noun
a heavy rain [syn: downpour]

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ˈcloudburst noun

a sudden heavy shower of rain

Arabic:	شُؤبوب، وابِلٌ من المَطَر
Chinese (Simplified):	大暴雨
Chinese (Traditional):	大暴雨
Czech:	průtrž mračen
Danish:	skybrud
Dutch:	wolkbreuk
Estonian:	vihmavaling
Finnish:	kaatosade
French:	trombe d'eau
German:	der Wolkenbruch
Greek:	μπόρα
Hungarian:	felhőszakadás
Icelandic:	skÿfall, dembiskúr
Indonesian:	hujan lebat
Italian:	acquazzone

Japanese:	土砂降り
Korean:	호우
Latvian:	lietusgāze
Lithuanian:	liūtis
Norwegian:	skybrudd
Polish:	ulewa
Portuguese (Brazil):	aguaceiro
Portuguese (Portugal):	aguaceiro
Romanian:	ploaie torenţială
Russian:	ливень
Slovak:	prietrž mračien
Slovenian:	ploha
Spanish:	aguacero, chaparrón
Swedish:	skyfall
Turkish:	şiddetli sağanak