rainburst
English
Etymology
rain + burst
Noun
rainburst (plural rainbursts)
- 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.
- 1970, Laura Boyle, Diary of a Colonial Officer's Wife (page 159)