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cloudburst

cloudbursts

Definitions of cloudburst
  1. noun
    a heavy rain
    synonyms: deluge, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout
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    type of:
    rain, rainfall
    water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
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