microburst
English
noun
Definitions
- (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of less than 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
Etymology
Prefix from English burst.
Origin
English
burst
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aburst English
- afterburst English
- airburst English
- budburst English
- burst English
- burstability English
- burstable English
- burster English
- bursteth English
- burstlet English
- burstwise English
- burstwort English
- bursty English
- circumburst English
- cloudburst English
- colorburst English
- damburst English
- downburst English
- forburst English
- groundburst English
- inburst English
- interburst English
- intraburst English
- macroburst English
- miniburst English
- outburst English
- postburst English
- preburst English
- rockburst English
- starburst English
- sunburst English
- superburst English
- thunderburst English
- toburst English
- unburst English
- upburst English
- bersten Middle English
- burst
- bursty
- aburst
- unburst
- toburst
- inburst
- burster
- upburst
- bursteth
- sunburst
- preburst
- burstlet
- airburst
- budburst
- forburst
- outburst
- damburst
- rockburst
- postburst
- starburst
- burstable
- burstwise
- miniburst
- burstwort
- downburst
- cloudburst
- superburst
- colorburst
- interburst
- intraburst
- macroburst
- afterburst
- circumburst
- groundburst
- thunderburst
- burstability