Cloudburst
/ˈklaʊdˌbɝst/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sudden heavy rainstorm.
"[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."
- 2 a heavy rain wordnet
Example
More examples"It wasn't just rain, it was a cloudburst."
Etymology
From cloud + burst.