Meaning of Cloudburst | Babel Free
ˈklaʊdˌbɝstDefinitions
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
Equivalents
العربية
العاصفة
Català
xàfec
Dansk
skybrud
Deutsch
Wolkenbruch
فارسی
شغال باران
Suomi
rankkasade
Français
averse
Gaeilge
maidhm bháistí
Magyar
felhőszakadás
Հայերեն
տարափ
日本語
豪雨
മലയാളം
മേഘസ്ഫോടനം
मराठी
ढगफुटी
Bahasa Melayu
hujan curah
Nederlands
wolkbreuk
Polski
oberwanie chmury
Română
rupere de nori
Русский
ливень
Українська
злива
Tiếng Việt
mưa rào
Examples
“[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.”
“[H]e walked across the lawn, wet from a fleeting late-afternoon cloudburst, the first rain in a month.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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