Macroburst

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.

Etymology

From macro- + burst.

More for "macroburst"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.