Microburst
/ˈmaɪkroʊˌbɝst/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A strong downdraft, of less than 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds and powerful wind shear.
"This resulted in the aircraft’s encounter at low altitude with a microburst-induced, severe wind shear from a rapidly developing thunderstorm located on the final approach course."
Example
More examples"This resulted in the aircraft’s encounter at low altitude with a microburst-induced, severe wind shear from a rapidly developing thunderstorm located on the final approach course."
Etymology
From micro- + burst.