DOWNBURST

Meaning of DOWNBURST in English

/down"berrst'/ , n.

a strong downward current of air from a cumulonimbus cloud, often associated with intense thunderstorms.

[ DOWN 1 + BURST ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DOWNBURST — noun Date: 1978 a powerful downdraft usually associated with a thunderstorm that strikes the ground and deflects in all directions
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOWNBURST — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: down + burst (II) (IV) : a powerful downdraft that is usually associated with a thunderstorm, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWNBURST — noun Date: 1978 : a powerful downdraft usually associated with a thunderstorm that strikes the ground and deflects in all …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWNBURST — [down.burst] n (1978): a powerful downdraft usu. associated with a thunderstorm that strikes the ground and deflects in all directions …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOWNBURST — A severe localized downdraft from a thunderstorm or shower. This outward burst of cool or colder air creates damaging winds …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
DOWNBURST — A strong downdraft resulting in an outward burst of damaging winds on or near the ground. Downburst winds can produce …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
DOWNBURST — нисходящий ветер
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DOWNBURST — нисходящий ветер
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DOWNBURST — нисходящий ветер
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DOWNBURST — нисходящий ветер
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DOWNBURST — Pronunciation: - ˌ b ə rst Function: noun Date: 1978 : a powerful downdraft usually associated with a thunderstorm that …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MICROBURST — /muy"kreuh berrst'/ , n. Meteorol. an intense, localized downdraft of air that spreads on the ground, causing rapid changes in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MICROBURST — A small, concentrated downburst affecting an area less than 4 kilometers (about 2.5 miles) across. Most microbursts are rather short-lived …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
HP STORM OR HP SUPERCELL — High Precipitation storm (or High Precipitation supercell). A supercell thunderstorm in which heavy precipitation (often including hail) falls on the …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
CLOUDBURST — A sudden, heavy rainfall of a showery nature. See downburst.
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
MICROBURST — A small, concentrated downburst affecting an area less than 4 kilometers (about 2.5 miles) across. Most microbursts are rather short-lived …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
HP STORM OR HP SUPERCELL — High-Precipitation storm (or High-Precipitation supercell). A supercell thunderstorm in which heavy precipitation (often including hail) falls on the trailing side …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
GUST FRONT — The leading edge of gusty surface winds from thunderstorm downdrafts ; sometimes associated with a shelf cloud or roll cloud …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
DOWNDRAFT — A small-scale column of air that rapidly sinks toward the ground, usually accompanied by precipitation as in a shower or …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
DERECHO — (Pronounced day-RAY-cho), a widespread and usually fast-moving windstorm associated with convection . Derechos include any family of downburst clusters produced …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
НИСХОДЯЩИЙ ВЕТЕР — downburst
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