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windstorm
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun windstorm has 1 sense
- windstorm(n = noun.phenomenon) Array - a storm consisting of violent winds; Array has particulars: cyclone, dust storm, duster, sandstorm, sirocco, tempest, whirlwind
is a kind of storm, violent storm
CIDE DICTIONARY
windstorm, n.
A storm characterized by high wind with little or no rain. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
windstorm
black squall, blizzard, blow, cyclone, dirty weather, equinoctial, foul weather, gale, half a gale, heavy blow, hurricane, ill wind, line squall, line storm, rainstorm, rough weather, snowstorm, squall, squall line, storm, storm wind, stormy weather, stormy winds, strong wind, tempest, tempestuous rage, tempestuous wind, thick squall, thundersquall, thunderstorm, tornado, tropical cyclone, typhoon, ugly wind, violent blow, white squall, whole gale, williwaw, wind-shift line
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