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CLOUDBURST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cloudburst mean?
• CLOUDBURST (noun)
The noun CLOUDBURST has 1 sense:
1. a heavy rain
Familiarity information: CLOUDBURST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy rain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
cloudburst; deluge; downpour; pelter; soaker; torrent; waterspout
Hypernyms ("cloudburst" is a kind of...):
rain; rainfall (water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere)
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