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windstorm

[ wind-stawrm ]

noun

  1. a storm with heavy wind but little or no precipitation.


windstorm

/ ˈɪԻˌɔː /

noun

  1. a storm consisting of violent winds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

windstorm

  1. A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain. Winds with speeds up to 241 km (149 mi) per hour have been recorded during windstorms.
  2. See also tornado
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Word History and Origins

Origin of windstorm1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; wind 1, storm
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Investigators hope it will help them determine how the Palisades fire ignited, the exact point of origin, and how, during a massive windstorm, it raced from the hills to the ocean.

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Your trailer got blown away in the windstorm?

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The lawsuit alleges the utility failed to temporarily shut down power lines in Eaton Canyon despite ample warnings of a strong windstorm from the National Weather Service amid abundant dry vegetation near its power lines.

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“This is exactly why the right is coming after her. It’s why they’re using any means they can — like this windstorm — to attack her. They know Karen puts people first,” he wrote.

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The Los Angeles Region Small Business and Worker Relief Funds provide direct support to businesses, nonprofits and workers affected by the windstorm and wildfires that occurred in January.

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