blow down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Forecasters advised that “damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024
Southwest winds reaching 30 to 40 mph could blow down trees and power lines and make travel difficult.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2022
It's almost time for Mother Winter to blow down the door and wipe the fields clean.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022
Mr Archer says that it's vital to keep planting trees - even though they can blow down.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2022
Six or seven hundred feet more of steady work, and we could feel the summit breeze beginning to blow down the narrow mouth of the chimney.
From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various
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