Squall

·noun A loud scream; a harsh cry.

II. Squall ·noun A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

III. Squall ·vi To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled.

squall
A sudden gust of wind, frequently occasioned by the interruption and reverberation of the wind from ...

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arched squall
A violent gust of wind, usually distinguished by the arched form of the clouds near the horizon, whe...

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bermuda squall
A sudden and strong wintry tempest experienced in the Atlantic Ocean, near the Bermudas; it is prece...

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black squall
This squall, although generally ascribed to the West Indies, as well as the white squall, may be pri...

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broken squall
When the clouds separate in divisions, passing ahead and astern of a ship, and affecting her but lit...

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descending squall
A fitful gust of wind issuing from clouds which are formed in the lower parts of the atmosphere. It ...

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gully squall
Well known off tropical America in the Pacific, particularly abreast of the lakes of Leon, Nicaragua...

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thunder squall
This is similar to the black squall, only that it is always preceded and attended by lightning and t...

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white squall
A tropical wind said to give no warning; it sweeps the surface with spoon-drift. ...

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