cloudburst
/ˈklaʊdbɜːst/noun
उच्चारण क्लाउड्बर्स्ट
बादल फटना, मूसलाधार बारिश
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a sudden, very heavy fall of rain over a small area
बादल फटना, मूसलाधार बारिश
- A cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh washed away several houses.
- Flash floods followed the cloudburst.
- A sudden cloudburst flooded the streets of the hill town.
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- Rescue teams reached the village hours after the cloudburst.
- Tourists were stranded when a cloudburst blocked the road.
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a cloudburst + occur/hit + place
A cloudburst is a sudden, very heavy rainfall over a small area, usually in hills.
Cloudburst किसी छोटे क्षेत्र में, प्रायः पहाड़ों में, अचानक होने वाली बहुत तेज़ वर्षा है।
- A cloudburst hit the hill town at midnight.
- The cloudburst in Kedarnath caused a terrible flood.
cloudburst + in/over + place
Use 'in' or 'over' with the place where the rain fell.
जहाँ वर्षा हुई, उस स्थान के साथ 'in' या 'over' आता है।
- A cloudburst over the valley washed away two bridges.
countable noun: a cloudburst
It is countable; plural is cloudbursts, and the singular needs an article.
यह countable है; बहुवचन 'cloudbursts' होता है और एकवचन में article चाहिए।
- Cloudbursts are common in the Himalayan region during the monsoon.
caused by / following a cloudburst
Used to describe results such as floods, landslides and damage.
बाढ़, भूस्खलन और नुकसान जैसे परिणाम बताने के लिए प्रयुक्त।
- The landslide was caused by a cloudburst the previous night.
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adjective + cloudburst
suddenheavymassivefreakdevastating
- A sudden cloudburst forced the pilgrims to take shelter.
verb + cloudburst
triggercausehitwitnesssurvive
- The villagers survived the cloudburst by climbing to higher ground.
cloudburst + noun
warningdamagevictimsrescueflood
- The cloudburst rescue teams reached the village by morning.
cloudburst + in + region
in Uttarakhandin Himachalin Kashmirin the hillsin the valley
- A cloudburst in Himachal damaged several roads.
cloudburst + noun
alertreliefzoneseasonarea
- The district was declared a cloudburst-hit area.
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- A cloudburst in the hills swept away the small wooden bridge.
पहाड़ों में बादल फटने से छोटा लकड़ी का पुल बह गया।
- The weather office had warned of heavy rain but not of a cloudburst.
मौसम विभाग ने भारी बारिश की चेतावनी दी थी, पर बादल फटने की नहीं।
- After the cloudburst the river rose by five feet in an hour.
बादल फटने के बाद नदी एक घंटे में पाँच फुट चढ़ गई।
- Radhika read a news report about a cloudburst near Leh.
राधिका ने लेह के पास बादल फटने की एक खबर पढ़ी।
- Some roads were blocked by mud after a cloudburst.
बादल फटने के बाद कुछ सड़कें कीचड़ से बंद हो गईं।
- The disaster team set up relief camps within hours of the cloudburst.
आपदा दल ने बादल फटने के कुछ घंटों में राहत शिविर लगा दिए।
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✗ The cloudburst was happened at night.
✓ The cloudburst happened at night.
Happen is intransitive and has no passive form.
'Happen' अकर्मक क्रिया है और उसका passive नहीं बनता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe heavy rain, but differ in suddenness and area.
ये शब्द भारी वर्षा बताते हैं, पर अचानकपन और क्षेत्र में अंतर रखते हैं।
A sudden, extremely heavy fall of rain over a small area.
छोटे क्षेत्र में अचानक होने वाली अत्यंत भारी वर्षा।
- The cloudburst flooded the village.
A heavy fall of rain, but not necessarily sudden or extreme.
भारी वर्षा, पर ज़रूरी नहीं कि अचानक या अत्यधिक हो।
- We were caught in a downpour on the way home.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The India Meteorological Department calls it a cloudburst when 100 mm or more of rain falls in one hour over a small area.
India Meteorological Department के अनुसार किसी छोटे क्षेत्र में एक घंटे में 100 mm या उससे अधिक वर्षा होने को cloudburst कहा जाता है।