windstorm
noun
wind·storm
ˈwin(d)-ˌstȯrm 
: a storm marked by high wind with little or no precipitation
Examples of windstorm in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Bass accused Crowley of leadership failures during the January 2025 windstorm that led to the deadly Palisades fire and also accused her of refusing to prepare an after-action report on the firefight.
—
City News Service, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
The utility faces more than $50 billion of potential liability from private claims that its failure to shut down power lines during windstorms In September of 2020 caused damaging wildfires in Oregon.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
In December, while refining his routine for his first Olympic Games, in Milan, the 21-year-old figure skater landed seven quadruple jumps in competition, spinning like a weather vane in a windstorm.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Her management team cooked up a story about her getting hit by a car door in a windstorm.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for windstorm
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
City News Service, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
The utility faces more than $50 billion of potential liability from private claims that its failure to shut down power lines during windstorms In September of 2020 caused damaging wildfires in Oregon.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
In December, while refining his routine for his first Olympic Games, in Milan, the 21-year-old figure skater landed seven quadruple jumps in competition, spinning like a weather vane in a windstorm.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Her management team cooked up a story about her getting hit by a car door in a windstorm.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for windstorm
Cite this Entry
“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windstorm. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
windstorm
noun
wind·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm
: a storm with strong wind and little or no rain
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
