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wind·storm  (wndstôrm)

n.

A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain.

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windstorm  (wndstôrm)

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. See also tornado.

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Noun

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windstorm - a storm consisting of violent winds cyclone - a violent rotating windstorm dust storm, duster, sandstorm, sirocco - a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years" storm, violent storm - a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning tempest - (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island" whirlwind - a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth