cloudburst

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklaʊdbɜːrst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈklaʊdˌbɝst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kloud′bûrst′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cloud•burst /ˈklaʊdˌbɜrst/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Meteorologya sudden and very heavy rainfall.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cloud•burst  (kloud′bûrst′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Meteorologya sudden and very heavy rainfall.
  • cloud + burst 1810–20, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cloudburst /ˈklaʊdˌbɜːst/ n
  1. a heavy downpour

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