windstorm
Americannoun
noun
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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.
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See also tornado
Etymology
Origin of windstorm
Example Sentences
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Google said Monday it is partnering with NextEra Energy to reopen the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a nuclear plant that closed five years ago after damage from a windstorm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
Brother Jonathan got caught in a windstorm and struck one of the rocks.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025
This year, workers will also need to assemble new 15-foot-strands of lights because many were broken during the windstorm that fueled the Eaton fire, Wardlaw said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025
Before that it was Storm Eowyn in January, the most powerful windstorm in the UK for over a decade with gusts of over 135mph.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
"Explain to me how a single windstorm removed our ability to talk to Ares 3."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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