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derecho

/dəˈɹeɪ.tʃoʊ/

Meanings
noun
A windstorm with strong straight-line winds.

Examples :

"The derecho caused significant damage to the school's roof. "
weather disaster environment

Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration significant

significant noun

/sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.kənt/

That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

"The teacher's smile was a significant of approval for my hard work. "

Illustration damage

damage noun

/ˈdæmɪdʒ/

Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

"The storm did a lot of damage to the area."

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration line

line noun

/laɪn/

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

"The arrow descended in a curved line."

Illustration winds

winds noun

/wɪndz/ /waɪndz/

Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

"The strong winds blew the fallen leaves across the schoolyard. "

Illustration windstorm

windstorm noun

/ˈwɪndstɔː(ɹ)m/

A storm in which there are strong, violent winds but no precipitation.

"The windstorm knocked over several trash cans in our neighborhood, even though it wasn't raining. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration strong

strong adjective

/stɹɑŋ/ /stɹɒŋ/ /stɹɔŋ/

Capable of producing great physical force.

"a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong"

Illustration caused

caused verb

/kɔzd/

To set off an event or action.

"The lightning caused thunder."

Illustration straight

straight noun

/stɹeɪt/

Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.

"The straight path to the school led past the park. "

Illustration roof

roof noun

/ɹuːf/

The external covering at the top of a building.

"The roof was blown off by the tornado."