blow down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines,” the National Weather Service said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
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
However, there is no need to roof this kind of machine in those localities in which it can be so placed that the wind can blow down through its topmost part.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
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