windstorm
noun
wind·storm
ˈwin(d)-ˌstȯrm 
: a storm marked by high wind with little or no precipitation
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The plant was closed in 2020, after its cooling towers were damaged during a violent windstorm.
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 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.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Indiana's own fall colors might arrive earlier because of potentially cold October temperatures and a stray windstorm or two from the Gulf.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Kathy Smith, who’s with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, said a windstorm in mid-June produced widespread damage and heavy rain across northern Wisconsin, affecting many wild rice beds.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 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.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Indiana's own fall colors might arrive earlier because of potentially cold October temperatures and a stray windstorm or two from the Gulf.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Kathy Smith, who’s with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, said a windstorm in mid-June produced widespread damage and heavy rain across northern Wisconsin, affecting many wild rice beds.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windstorm. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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windstorm
noun
wind·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm
: a storm with strong wind and little or no rain
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