white squall

white squall
noun
: a sudden gust of wind or furious blow that is reputed to come up without being marked in its approach otherwise than by whitecaps or white broken water on the surface of the sea — compare black squall

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Naut.
a whirlwind at sea or a violent disturbance of small radius not accompanied by clouds but indicated merely by whitecaps and turbulent water.

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white squall see under ↑white
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Main Entry: ↑squall
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white squall noun
A sudden tropical whirlwind or windstorm heralded by little more than a choppiness of the sea or the appearance of a small white cloud
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Main Entry: ↑white

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white squall,
a squall of wind without clouds.

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