Explore Downburst through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Downburst meaning
A powerful downward air current, especially one during a thunderstorm, often creating powerful divergent horizontal winds and strong wind shear upon impacting the surface.
Using Downburst
- The main meaning on this page is: A powerful downward air current, especially one during a thunderstorm, often creating powerful divergent horizontal winds and strong wind shear upon impacting the surface.
Context around Downburst
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Downburst
- In this selection, "downburst" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include a downburst is an and by a downburst according to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "downburst" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with downburst
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The yacht had been hit by a downburst, according to Raffaele Cammarano, the prosecutor of this specific case. (18 words)
The storm in question was described by local authorities first as a waterspout, or mini-tornado, but later changed to a downburst, a weather phenomenon that includes powerful downdrafts during a thunderstorm. (32 words)
A downburst is an intense burst of wind at ground level emenating from the strong downdraft of a thunderstorm; the wind often blows radially from a point source, as opposed to the rotating winds associated with a tornado. (38 words)
A downburst is an intense burst of wind at ground level emenating from the strong downdraft of a thunderstorm; the wind often blows radially from a point source, as opposed to the rotating winds associated with a tornado. (38 words)
The storm in question was described by local authorities first as a waterspout, or mini-tornado, but later changed to a downburst, a weather phenomenon that includes powerful downdrafts during a thunderstorm. (32 words)
The yacht had been hit by a downburst, according to Raffaele Cammarano, the prosecutor of this specific case. (18 words)
Example sentences (3)
A downburst is an intense burst of wind at ground level emenating from the strong downdraft of a thunderstorm; the wind often blows radially from a point source, as opposed to the rotating winds associated with a tornado.
The storm in question was described by local authorities first as a waterspout, or mini-tornado, but later changed to a downburst, a weather phenomenon that includes powerful downdrafts during a thunderstorm.
The yacht had been hit by a downburst, according to Raffaele Cammarano, the prosecutor of this specific case.