Cloudbust

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cloudburst. dialectal

    "A sudden cloudbust up in the hills during the night […] swelled the creek"

Synonyms

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cloudburstcloudburst

Example

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"A sudden cloudbust up in the hills during the night […] swelled the creek"

Etymology

From cloud + bust.

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