Usually means: Sudden, intense, localized downdraft wind.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. microburst: Merriam-Webster
  2. microburst: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. microburst: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. microburst: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Microburst, microburst: Wordnik
  6. microburst: Wiktionary
  7. microburst: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. microburst: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. microburst: Dictionary.com
  10. Microburst: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. microburst: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. microburst: Encyclopedia

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  1. microburst: Wordcraft Dictionary

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  1. Weather Glossary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. microburst: Urban Dictionary

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  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. National Weather Service Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (microburst)

noun:  (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of less than 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds and powerful wind shear.

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