derecho
noun[C]
environmentUSspecializeduk/dɪˈreɪ.tʃəʊ/us/dɪˈreɪ.tʃoʊ/astormthatmovesfast, usually in astraightline, and thatbringsstrongwindsthat cancausedamageacrossawideareaofland:
强对流风暴Derechos arethunderstormspunctuatedby long-duration,damagingwindsthathitawidearea.强对流风暴发生时出现雷雨,伴随着持续时间长、破坏性强的大风,袭击范围广。
- MitchellInternationalAirport in Milwaukeerecordeda 69mphwindgustaround 10:30 p. m.Mondayas astormsystemcalled a "derecho"sweptacrossthestate.
- What madeMondaynight'sstormunusualis that the derecho wasfollowedby a mesoscale convectivecomplex, aswathofthunderstormsthatcoversanareathesizeof Iowa.
- It's been fiveyearssince theinfamousJune29, 2012, derechocutamassivetrailofdestructionthrough theheartof Washington.
Precipitation: stormy weather
- angrily
- blizzard
- blow over
- bolt
- bomb cyclone
- bombogenesis
- cyclogenesis
- electrical storm
- explosive cyclogenesis
- hurricane
- storm cloud
- tempest
- thunder
- thundersnow
- thunderstorm
- thundery
- tornado
- waterspout
- weather bomb
- whirlwind