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windstorm

wind·storm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wind-stawrm]
    • /ˈwɪndˌstɔrm/
    • /ˈwɪndstɔːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wind-stawrm]
    • /ˈwɪndˌstɔrm/

Definitions of windstorm word

  • noun windstorm a storm with heavy wind but little or no precipitation. 1
  • noun windstorm A storm with very strong wind but little or no rain or snow; a gale. 1
  • noun windstorm severe wind 1
  • noun windstorm a storm consisting of violent winds 0
  • noun windstorm a storm with a strong wind but little or no rain, hail, etc. 0

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Origin of windstorm

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at wind1, storm

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Windstorm

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

windstorm popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

windstorm usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for windstorm

noun windstorm

  • storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
  • wind — the act of winding.
  • gale — Zona [zoh-nuh] /ˈzoʊ nə/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet.
  • hurricane — a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.
  • cyclone — A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.

Top questions with windstorm

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