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Definition of Downburst
1. Noun. (meteorology) A powerful downward air current, especially one during a thunderstorm. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Downburst
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downburst
Literary usage of Downburst
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transportation Expressions (1996) by Richard Feldman (1998)
"... small downburst with outbursts of damaging winds extending 2.5 miles or less.
In spite of its small horizontal scale, an intense microburst could induce ..."
2. Feeling Psychologically Treated, and Prolegomena to Psychology by Denton Jaques Snider (1905)
"It is at this point, then, that we pass from the downburst of the Over-Self to
the Over-Self proper, or from the self-conscious Ego as such (waking) to the ..."
3. Proceedings: Symposium on Fire in Wilderness and Park Management edited by James K. Brown, Robert W. Mutch, Charles W. Spoon, Ronald H. Wakimoto (1996)
"The second way in which a plume-dominated fire can be extremely dangerous occurs
when a downburst of cold air descends from the convection column and blows ..."
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