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- noun Plural form of
downburst .
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Examples
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Her father was a professor of meteorology at the University of Oklahoma who specialized in "mesoscale," or human-level, weather events such as the effects of downbursts on airplane landings.
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His theory was that there had been three downbursts, or microbursts, as he later called them, within an eighteen-minute period.
Storm Warning Nancy Mathis 2007
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Some scientists also suspect that the thunderstorms that occur near the eye of a hurricane can produce very strong downbursts (vertical downward movements of air).
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In it, he suggested that at least eight major airline accidents that had claimed 514 lives since 1964 could be attributed to downbursts.
Storm Warning Nancy Mathis 2007
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There were some defininent downbursts that caused winds to gusts over 60 mph right here which was amazing and slightly scary to be in.
mesocyclone Diary Entry mesocyclone 2005
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Mike Beebe said he had never seen the state suffer so many deaths from straight-line winds - sudden, violent downbursts that struck with hurricane force in the middle of the night.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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Mike Beebe said he had never seen the state suffer so many deaths from straight-line winds - sudden, violent downbursts that struck with hurricane force in the middle of the night.
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Mike Beebe said he had never seen the state suffer so many deaths from straight-line winds - sudden, violent downbursts that struck with hurricane force in the middle of the night.
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Mike Beebe said he had never seen the state suffer so many deaths from straight-line winds - sudden, violent downbursts that struck with hurricane force in the middle of the night.
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The 100 mile and hour winds, referred to as multiple intense downbursts, blew straight, and not in a spiral pattern, indicative of a tornado.
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