downburst

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downburst

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From down- + burst, coined by American meteorologist Horace R. Byers and Japanese and American meteorologist Tetsuya T. Fujita in November 1975.

noun downbursts

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

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noun air current

Français	rafale descendante

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@misc{downburst_2026,
  title = {downburst},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downburst},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}