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thundersquall

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[thuhn-der-skwawl] / ˈθʌn dərˌskwɔl /

noun

Meteorology.

  1. a combined squall and thunderstorm.

Etymology

Origin of thundersquall

First recorded in 1845–50; thunder + squall 1

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One was that the wave had been kicked up by a high wind or thundersquall in midlake.

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