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windstorm
CIDE DICTIONARY
windstorm, n.
A storm characterized by high wind with little or no rain. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
windstorm
black squall, blizzard, blow, cyclone, dirty weather, equinoctial, foul weather, gale, half a gale, heavy blow, hurricane, ill wind, line squall, line storm, rainstorm, rough weather, snowstorm, squall, squall line, storm, storm wind, stormy weather, stormy winds, strong wind, tempest, tempestuous rage, tempestuous wind, thick squall, thundersquall, thunderstorm, tornado, tropical cyclone, typhoon, ugly wind, violent blow, white squall, whole gale, williwaw, wind-shift lineFor further exploring for "windstorm" in Webster Dictionary Online