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cloudburst

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈklaʊdˌbɝst/Part of speech nounSorted bcdlorstuuStarts with CEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a heavy rain

Word origin

From cloud + burst.

Used in a sentence

  • [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.

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