rainburst

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noun

A sudden shower of rain.

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Meanings

nounrainburst (plural rainbursts)

plural rainbursts

  1. A sudden shower of rain.

    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.

    1970, Laura Boyle, Diary of a Colonial Officer's Wife, page 159

Origin

From rain + burst.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rainburst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainburst

MLA

“rainburst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainburst. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainburst,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainburst.

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