microburst

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English

Etymology

micro- +‎ burst

Noun

microburst (plural microbursts)

(meteorology) A strong downdraft, of less than 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.

Translations

strong downdraft

Finnish: mikropurkaus
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French: microrafale (fr)

See also

macroburst

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