airburst
noun, verb
airburst is spelled A-I-R-B-U-R-S-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, airburst means “The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the ground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of airburst is airbursts.
How many letters and syllables are in airburst?
| Letters | 8: A-I-R-B-U-R-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is airburst?
Airburst appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of airburst
- airbursts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- air burst
- air-burst
- airbursting participle, present
- airbursted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does airburst mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the ground.
verb
- 1
To explode in this manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Airburst in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense explosion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Luftdetonation |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does airburst come from?
From air + burst.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).