downburst

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A powerful downward air current, especially one during a thunderstorm, often creating powerful divergent horizontal winds and strong wind shear upon impacting the surface.

Similar words

downdraft downdraught downdraw downwash downcome pourdown updraft onding updraught downthrow

Often followed by

winds is and with of

Word family

downbursts