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Definition of "windstorm" []

  • A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "windstorm" in a sentence
  • "A county spokesman calls the windstorm "probably the worst" in more than a decade"
  • "This market called "windstorm insurance" exists to supplement "normal" homeowner insurance, and is currently offered in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas."
  • "L.A. County spokesman calls the windstorm "probably the worst" in over a decade"