windstorm
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈwɪndˌstɔrm/
:
tormenta de viento
- Apparently Doochin had been right about the Halmarins' habit of staying inside during the windstorms.
I think until our windstorm comes through tomorrow, slugs aren't going to go across this straw.
- I think until our windstorm comes through tomorrow, slugs aren't going to go across this straw.
- So she said that in a huge windstorm, the wind knocked out a whole bunch of cones onto their lawn.
Examples
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Science News reports that windstorms in North Africa can pick up and distribute 770 million tons of dust each year.
Academic text (2001) -
Last December, a powerful windstorm caused significant damage in the coastal areas by uprooting trees and damaging buildings.
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I just spent two hours walking in a windstorm and loving every second of it.
Blog text (34) -
It's a windstorm happening here in Toronto.
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Even so, a certain persistent light was evident in the middle of the windstorm.
Fiction book (1992) -
Slight winds throughout the day are not noticeable, but when there is a windstorm, we definitely notice.
Blog text (14) -
This was a sudden, violent windstorm without associated dark clouds or heavy rainfall which normally accompany a squall at sea.
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Late in the afternoon, a windstorm drove lion-colored rolls of dust across the landscape, submerging Carina 4269 in murk.
Fiction book (1993) -
The city remained on alert for a windstorm that could arrive later in the evening, bringing strong winds and potential hazards.
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During the windstorm, debris flew across the streets, making it dangerous for pedestrians to walk outside.
Synonyms
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3.7
A violent rotating column of air that touches the ground and damages things
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1.6
A very strong wind that can blow down trees and cause damage
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1.0
A wind that blows very hard and can move things
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3.4
Strong wind that blows sand and dust into the air
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2.2
Strong wind that lifts dust and sand into the air and makes it hard to see
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4.0
A strong spinning column of air that lifts dust and leaves
Idioms
How Windy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Windstorm is made of the two simple words wind and storm, which mean 'moving air' and 'bad weather'. So a windstorm is a storm that is mostly very strong wind and can cause damage.