English to Afrikaans Meaning of cloudburst - wolkbreuk

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Definitions of cloudburst in English

Noun(1) a heavy rain

Examples of cloudburst in English

(1) One rancher showed us a photo of his pickup half-buried in sand during a cloudburst .(2) Rain began to fall, spattering the ground and the soldiers, washing away the blood and grime in the sudden cloudburst .(3) Here was Spain having its hottest summer for years and we turn up to an absolute cloudburst .(4) Rather than a sudden, drenching cloudburst , last Friday's rain was a slow and steady downpour.(5) Picnickers would aver that being caught in the Museum grounds during a cloudburst is hardly a pleasant experience.(6) Pack plenty of spare clothes against the eventuality of getting soaked while out in a torrential cloudburst .(7) During Thursday afternoon's cloudburst , lightning struck a business in Grahamstown.(8) There was a cloudburst in the afternoon with lots of lightening and thunder and today is overcast with light showers.(9) A cloudburst on Sunday afternoon caused the river to flood and they were washed off a low-level bridge.(10) The rain that came down upon the city was like a cloudburst ; the last time the rain poured down like this was some ten years ago.(11) Well, we had a cloudburst with lightening and thunder this afternoon.(12) Amid a sudden cloudburst , the rain fogged up the windows and the Guardsmen took another wrong turn, getting about four minutes off course before turning around.(13) The shops on the riverside suddenly seemed a dangerous place to shelter from the deluge, which had started with a cloudburst about 3 pm on Monday afternoon.(14) Chaos erupted during a heavy cloudburst , forcing the large crowd to push through entrances for shelter.(15) It has survived thunderstorms and cloudbursts and has taken place every year except during the two world wars.(16) Two early cloudbursts threatened to spoil the fun but after that it was all sunshine.

Related Phrases of cloudburst

(1) cloud-burst ::

wolk-sarsie

Related Phrases of cloudburst

(1) cloud-burst ::

wolk-sarsie

Synonyms

Noun

1. downpour ::

reënbui

2. deluge ::

stortvloed

3. torrent ::

spruit

5. waterspout ::

watertuit

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