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单词 windstorm
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Definition of windstorm in English:

windstorm

nounˈwɪndstɔːmˈwɪn(d)stɔrm
North American
  • A storm with very strong wind but little or no rain or snow; a gale.

    〈主北美〉(一种有大风但少有或没有降雨、雪的)风暴

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Also, windstorms from Gulf Coastal storms do induce significant damage in forests even farther inland than these mountain stands.
    • Indeed, two major windstorms that came through central Pennsylvania in quick succession appear to be the most likely explanation for the major releases that occurred around 1850.
    • Along with windstorms and fire, beavers (Castor canadensis Kuhl) were major agents responsible for disturbance in eastern North America.
    • In May of 2003, severe straight-line windstorms struck the region, creating many small and a few large gaps.
    • Weather patterns are disrupted and clouds, rain and windstorms are common reactions to the eclipse cycle, especially in the few days preceding an eclipse.
    • Infection with mycotoxins is most common on grains damaged by insects, birds, mites, hail, early frost, heat and drought stress, windstorms, and other unfavorable weather.
    • Ice storms occur in southern Canada and in the United States each year and, with a return time of 20-100 years, ice storms are more frequent than fires or windstorms in the deciduous forests of eastern Canada.
    • Besides genetics, factors that keep most eastern old growth from soaring to the skies are thin, rocky soils and frequent hurricanes, windstorms, and ice storms.
    • The 1850 event corresponds with the date of two intense windstorms and was the only disturbance event large enough to recruit white pine.
    • He enjoys the experience of being in the center of the windstorm for it is the only calm part of the tempest.
    • Meanwhile, extreme weather events are escalating: African floods, European windstorms, Asian droughts, and so on.
    • When the tower came down, it brought fearsome rolling thunder and a windstorm carrying concrete and steel.
    • When ‘climate change’ is referred to in the press, it normally means greenhouse warming, which, it is predicted, will cause flooding, severe windstorms, and killer heat waves.
    • The informants reported decreased yields owing to more pests, declining soil fertility, and the increased frequency of frosts, dry spells, and windstorms.
    • While all natural disasters can bring destruction to an area, windstorms typically produce the most damage.
    • It is clear from historical documents and radial growth chronologies that the logging and windstorms that created stands of Castanea dentata and Betula, also released shade tolerant Tsuga canadensis into the canopy.
    • Extreme precipitation events have increased by up to 4 per cent at high and mid-latitudes during the second half of the twentieth century, and more rainstorms, floods, and windstorms are forecast.
    • No matter how good your hay is today, between now and feeding time, every rain, every windstorm, is going to steal nutrients from every exposed bale and stack.
    • High on everyone's list of ominous prospects is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, in northern Minnesota, where a freak windstorm last summer turned half a million acres of trees into a massive pile of kindling.
    • Rain storms and windstorms and turbulent waves and whatever other kind of disaster existed had thrown itself at them.
    Synonyms
    tempest, squall

Definition of windstorm in US English:

windstorm

nounˈwɪn(d)stɔrmˈwin(d)stôrm
North American
  • A storm with very strong wind but little or no rain or snow; a gale.

    〈主北美〉(一种有大风但少有或没有降雨、雪的)风暴

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ice storms occur in southern Canada and in the United States each year and, with a return time of 20-100 years, ice storms are more frequent than fires or windstorms in the deciduous forests of eastern Canada.
    • He enjoys the experience of being in the center of the windstorm for it is the only calm part of the tempest.
    • When ‘climate change’ is referred to in the press, it normally means greenhouse warming, which, it is predicted, will cause flooding, severe windstorms, and killer heat waves.
    • Rain storms and windstorms and turbulent waves and whatever other kind of disaster existed had thrown itself at them.
    • Extreme precipitation events have increased by up to 4 per cent at high and mid-latitudes during the second half of the twentieth century, and more rainstorms, floods, and windstorms are forecast.
    • Besides genetics, factors that keep most eastern old growth from soaring to the skies are thin, rocky soils and frequent hurricanes, windstorms, and ice storms.
    • It is clear from historical documents and radial growth chronologies that the logging and windstorms that created stands of Castanea dentata and Betula, also released shade tolerant Tsuga canadensis into the canopy.
    • Meanwhile, extreme weather events are escalating: African floods, European windstorms, Asian droughts, and so on.
    • The 1850 event corresponds with the date of two intense windstorms and was the only disturbance event large enough to recruit white pine.
    • Also, windstorms from Gulf Coastal storms do induce significant damage in forests even farther inland than these mountain stands.
    • In May of 2003, severe straight-line windstorms struck the region, creating many small and a few large gaps.
    • Indeed, two major windstorms that came through central Pennsylvania in quick succession appear to be the most likely explanation for the major releases that occurred around 1850.
    • High on everyone's list of ominous prospects is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, in northern Minnesota, where a freak windstorm last summer turned half a million acres of trees into a massive pile of kindling.
    • The informants reported decreased yields owing to more pests, declining soil fertility, and the increased frequency of frosts, dry spells, and windstorms.
    • Infection with mycotoxins is most common on grains damaged by insects, birds, mites, hail, early frost, heat and drought stress, windstorms, and other unfavorable weather.
    • While all natural disasters can bring destruction to an area, windstorms typically produce the most damage.
    • Weather patterns are disrupted and clouds, rain and windstorms are common reactions to the eclipse cycle, especially in the few days preceding an eclipse.
    • No matter how good your hay is today, between now and feeding time, every rain, every windstorm, is going to steal nutrients from every exposed bale and stack.
    • When the tower came down, it brought fearsome rolling thunder and a windstorm carrying concrete and steel.
    • Along with windstorms and fire, beavers (Castor canadensis Kuhl) were major agents responsible for disturbance in eastern North America.
    Synonyms
    tempest, squall
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