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A sudden, exceptionally heavy fall of rain, usually over a limited area.
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Flash floods, abrupt weather changes, and rapidly overwhelmed streams.Tie intense rain to a short, disruptive event.
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- sudden cloudburst
- brief cloudburst
- cloudburst runoff
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A cloudburst sent muddy water down the ravine.
The road washed out during the afternoon cloudburst.
By the time they reached shelter, the cloudburst was over.
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Primary category: environment. More abrupt and localized than an ordinary prolonged downpour; clouds do not literally burst. Plural: cloudbursts
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