Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
storm .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A storm characterized by high wind with little or no rain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
storm in which there are strong, violentwinds but noprecipitation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a storm consisting of violent winds
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Examples
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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.
unknown title 2011
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A county spokesman calls the windstorm "probably the worst" in more than a decade
CNN.com 2011
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L.A. County spokesman calls the windstorm "probably the worst" in over a decade
CNN.com 2011
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Consumer watchdog group Texas Watch called the windstorm group's response "unconscionable."
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Consumer watchdog group Texas Watch called the windstorm group's response "unconscionable."
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Consumer watchdog group Texas Watch called the windstorm group's response "unconscionable."
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Consumer watchdog group Texas Watch called the windstorm group's response "unconscionable."
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Consumer watchdog group Texas Watch called the windstorm group's response "unconscionable."
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Consumer watchdog group Texas Watch called the windstorm group's response "unconscionable."
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Consumer watchdog group Texas Watch called the windstorm group's response "unconscionable."
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