MEANING
Trees uprooted or blown over by wind, or the process that causes this.
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Words that belong together
- storm windthrow
- extensive windthrow
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Windthrow blocked the track for nearly a mile.
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Word forms
- Base
- windthrow
Usage notes
Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular windthrow; plural windthrows. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.
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