Cloudburst is an English word with synonyms like downpour or deluge. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cloudburst meaning
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
Using Cloudburst
- The main meaning on this page is: A sudden heavy rainstorm.
- Useful related words include: downpour, deluge, waterspout, torrent.
Context around Cloudburst
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cloudburst
- In this selection, "cloudburst" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brews, uttarakhand and little stand out and add context to how "cloudburst" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a cloudburst and ladakh a cloudburst had triggered. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cloudburst" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cloudburst
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Someshwar in Almora district saw a cloudburst. (7 words)
Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh: When is high rainfall termed as a 'cloudburst'? (13 words)
The wettest month is July, with heavy rainfalls and evening thunderstorms with the possibility of cloudburst and flooding. (18 words)
Take advantage of our good fortune during the ephemeral season and try as many as you can at the Beer Junction's annual festival, which will pour offerings from brewers like Fort George, Reuben's Brews, Cloudburst, Little Beast, and more. (41 words)
In Ladakh, a cloudburst had triggered flash floods causing debris to flow into the main market area and throwing life out of gear, but there are no reports of any loss of life, officials said on Saturday. (37 words)
Uttarakhand cloudburst of 2013 that saw massive loss of life and property, the government refused to accept foreign aid. (19 words)
Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh: When is high rainfall termed as a 'cloudburst'? (13 words)
Example sentences (6)
Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh: When is high rainfall termed as a 'cloudburst'?
In Ladakh, a cloudburst had triggered flash floods causing debris to flow into the main market area and throwing life out of gear, but there are no reports of any loss of life, officials said on Saturday.
Someshwar in Almora district saw a cloudburst.
Take advantage of our good fortune during the ephemeral season and try as many as you can at the Beer Junction's annual festival, which will pour offerings from brewers like Fort George, Reuben's Brews, Cloudburst, Little Beast, and more.
Uttarakhand cloudburst of 2013 that saw massive loss of life and property, the government refused to accept foreign aid.
The wettest month is July, with heavy rainfalls and evening thunderstorms with the possibility of cloudburst and flooding.