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Noun Concept
Categories: Weather hazards, Storm, All articles needing additional references, Clouds, Flood
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downpour  cloudburst  deluge  waterspout  torrent
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A heavy rain WordNet 3.0
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A heavy rain WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A cloudburst is an extreme amount of precipitation in a short period of time, sometimes accompanied by hail and thunder, which is capable of creating flood conditions. Wikipedia
Extreme case of rainfall. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Short and very intense rain Wikidata
An extreme heavy shower. OmegaWiki
A sudden heavy rainstorm. Wiktionary
Sudden heavy rainstorm. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
rain
meteorological phenomenon
HAS INSTANCE
1993 Kagoshima flood
JA
昭和39年7月山陰北陸豪雨
JA
昭和23年の低気圧による豪雨
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昭和26年の低気圧と梅雨前線による豪雨
JA
昭和27年の梅雨前線による豪雨
+5 relations
DERIVATION
deluge
inundate
drench
pour
torrential
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
driving rain
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker
Wikipedia
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cloudburst
Wikidata
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cloudburst
Wiktionary
EN
cloudburst
OmegaWiki
EN
deluge, downpour, torrent
Wikipedia Redirections
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cloud burst, cloudbursts, Rain gush

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