rainburst

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

rain +‎ burst

Noun[edit]

rainburst (plural rainbursts)

  1. A sudden shower of rain.
    • 1970, Laura Boyle, Diary of a Colonial Officer's Wife, page 159:
      This was followed by three good sets of tennis at the Club, where though there was a rainburst in the early morning the courts played exceptionally well.

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