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windstorms

  • plural
    of windstorm.
    windstorm
    noun
    a storm with heavy wind but little or no precipitation.

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Officials warned everyone to stay alert for downed trees and power lines, avoid windows during windstorms and exercise caution while traveling.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 8, 2026

That natural beauty is one of the great draws of Altadena, but the risk of windstorms, wildfires and floods is part of the bargain, with climate change elevating the threat.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

Scientists are more confident that the coastal impacts of windstorms, from storm surges and high waves, will worsen as sea-levels rise.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2025

Dillon had faced windstorms before, and had seen smoke in the mountains, but this time felt different.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2025

An unusual number of lesser windstorms continued to blow in from the Pacific as well.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown