An intense and sudden wind is called a gust.
A gust is a wind of great intensity that lasts a short time and appears suddenly. Wind involves the circulation and displacement of gases : when the speed of the wind increases abruptly for a short period of time, a gust is produced.
For example: “A gust knocked down the telephone antenna, which fell on the roof of a school” , “When we reached the top of the hill, the gusts of wind prevented us from walking normally” , “Yesterday, when we were on the beach "A gust blew the umbrella away."
Etymology of burst
Establishing the etymological origin of the term burst is very complicated since it is uncertain. However, there are various theories about it.
A fairly widespread version is the one that considers that it may derive from an onomatopoeic radial such as raff- , which alludes to the violence that the wind can have at a given moment.
Although wind is sometimes used as a synonym for gust, it must be clear that this is an instance of wind that is identified by the increase in its speed for no more than approximately twenty seconds.
Gusts can cause various problems.
Possible damage
It should be noted that the intensity of the wind can cause various damages . The problem with gusts is that they represent a sudden increase in intensity, something that could take you by surprise.
On the other hand, the appearance of a gust can cause the air to hit a structure with great force. In this way, gusts can cause doors to slam or cause glass to burst, to name a few possibilities.
Other uses of the term burst
In another sense, the notion of burst is used to name the series of projectiles fired by a firearm : “The terrorist leader was riddled by a burst of machine gun fire when he was preparing to cross the border,” “From the upper window of the building, someone opened fire and unleashed a burst of machine gun fire on the protesters,” “The burst of gunshots destroyed the windows of the government house.”
Ráfaga , on the other hand, is the name of an Argentine cumbia band that was founded in 1994 and has released more than a dozen albums. The group toured Latin America , North America and Europe .
“Blowing Strong” is the title of the first album that this band released to the market. However, the one that managed to give it the greatest success and allow its expansion to other corners of the world was the third, which was called “Unstoppable” .
Several Gardel awards or a Midem Latino Revelación are some of the awards achieved so far by this group, which has sold more than a million records around the world thanks to songs such as “Pensando en ti” , “Para que baile mi “people” , “Liar” , “Burst of love” and “A beer” .
Within the universe of the Pokemon manga, finally, we find an ability that goes by the name of Delta Burst , which allows the character in question to radically change the weather of a place whenever they want. Specifically, it can cause everything from sand storms to snowfall and rain.