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单词 downburst
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Definition of downburst in English:

downburst

nounˈdaʊnbəːstˈdounbərst
  • A strong downward current of air from a cumulonimbus cloud, which is usually accompanied by intense rain or a thunderstorm.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If the downburst is concentrated in an area less than 2.5 miles in diameter, it is called a microburst.
    • Tornadoes, downbursts, and straight-line winds arising from severe thunderstorms have long perturbed the forests of southeastern Arkansas, producing dramatic localized effects.
    • Waterspouts are basically tornadoes that are over water, and downbursts are violent gusts of winds blowing directly downwards from the storm cloud.
    • Mircobursts are similar to downbursts, but only smaller.
    • Three categories of winds have been defined, as well: downdrafts, downbursts (also called macrobursts) and microbursts.
    • When they finally arrived, teams were greeted with a downburst of rain, rapidly dropping the temperature from a hot 90F to a cool 60-70F and turning the desert sands into mud.
    • A HP (high precipitation) super-cell produces very heavy rains, large hail, downbursts and tornadoes.
    • Downdraughts can be accelerated on its path by evaporation, and this can cause downbursts to occur.
    • Lines of thunderstorms that cause one downburst after another are called derechoes.
 
 

Definition of downburst in US English:

downburst

nounˈdounbərst
  • A strong downward current of air from a cumulonimbus cloud, usually associated with intense rain or a thunderstorm.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mircobursts are similar to downbursts, but only smaller.
    • Waterspouts are basically tornadoes that are over water, and downbursts are violent gusts of winds blowing directly downwards from the storm cloud.
    • If the downburst is concentrated in an area less than 2.5 miles in diameter, it is called a microburst.
    • A HP (high precipitation) super-cell produces very heavy rains, large hail, downbursts and tornadoes.
    • Tornadoes, downbursts, and straight-line winds arising from severe thunderstorms have long perturbed the forests of southeastern Arkansas, producing dramatic localized effects.
    • When they finally arrived, teams were greeted with a downburst of rain, rapidly dropping the temperature from a hot 90F to a cool 60-70F and turning the desert sands into mud.
    • Three categories of winds have been defined, as well: downdrafts, downbursts (also called macrobursts) and microbursts.
    • Lines of thunderstorms that cause one downburst after another are called derechoes.
    • Downdraughts can be accelerated on its path by evaporation, and this can cause downbursts to occur.
 
 
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