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Noun: cloudburst  'klawd,burst
  1. A heavy rainstorm
    "The clouds broke after the heavy cloudburst";
    - downpour, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker, gullywasher [US, informal]

Derived forms: cloudbursts

Type of: rain, rainfall

Encyclopedia: Cloudburst