cloudbuster

1 9.9

A machine people say breaks up clouds to change the weather

noun
/ˈklaʊdˌbʌstər/

: dispersor de nubes

Many believe that a cloudbuster can help reduce drought by dispersing threatening clouds.

Examples

The farmer used a cloudbuster to attempt to alter the course of an approaching storm.
The scientist built a cloudbuster to test his theories about weather modification.
Many people were skeptical about whether the cloudbuster could actually disperse clouds.
During the drought, the community invited an inventor with a cloudbuster to try to bring rain.
The scientist invented a new cloudbuster to prevent rain.
Many farmers hope the cloudbuster will help with drought.
Researchers are testing a new cloudbuster designed to influence rainfall patterns for agricultural benefits.

How Effective

cloud seeder

Specialized

7.6

device

∞ 2.1

cloudbuster

1 9.9

contraption

54 7.7

gimmick

64 5.6

Surface Forms

cloudbuster singular

cloudbusters plural

Morphology

cloudbuster = cloud + buster (transparent) = cloud + buster

The compound 'cloud' + 'buster' directly yields the meaning 'something that dispels or destroys clouds', which is predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Cloudbuster combines cloud and buster, where buster means 'one that breaks', like in ghostbuster or blockbuster. So a cloudbuster is a device said to 'break' or move clouds to change the weather.