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groundburst

groundburst noun: the explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when it hits the ground.

Noun

groundburst (plural groundbursts)

  1. The explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when it hits the ground.

Forms of groundburst

pluralgroundbursts

Origin of groundburst

From ground + burst.

Questions about groundburst

What does groundburst mean?
Groundburst means the explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when it hits the ground.
What part of speech is groundburst?
Groundburst is a noun.
What is the plural of groundburst?
The plural of groundburst is groundbursts.

Words near groundburst in the dictionary

  1. groundbreaker
  2. groundbreakers
  3. groundbreaking
  4. groundbreakingly
  5. groundbreakings
  6. groundburst
  7. groundbursts
  8. groundcar
  9. groundcars
  10. groundcedar
  11. groundcherries

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