windstorms

noun

Definition of windstormsnext
plural of windstorm
as in tornadoes

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  1. tornadoes
  2. gales
  3. gusts
  4. tempests
  5. winds
Noun
  • Ohio had 73 tornadoes this year, per NWS data.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
  • How many tornadoes touched down in Ohio during 2024?
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of tornadoes
Noun
  • Winter gales and ice were a constant threat.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Nuclear power plants have increasingly been seen as a carbon pollution-free source of electricity that can fill in for solar and wind farms when the sun sets and gales weaken.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of gales
Noun
  • The forecast says snow, freezing rain, and sleet might come late afternoon, as well as wind with gusts as high as 24 mph and temperatures in the 30s.
    Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Temperatures are expected to be in the 20s, and wind gusts will be around 27 miles per hour.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of gusts
Noun
  • The force of the collision pushed up mountains three miles high; millions of years of tempests wore them down.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Hwang seems to be suggesting that a line can indeed be drawn from the cultural tempests – too easily dismissed as matters of political correctness – to the real-world tragedies and obscenities that send innocent men to jail and early graves.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of tempests
Noun
  • Christmas Day continues the trend with light, variable winds.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And favorable winds blew west across the Atlantic Ocean when the insects likely traveled.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of winds
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