white squall

noun

A squall (especially tropical) not accompanied by black clouds.

First used 18th c.
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Meanings

nounwhite squall (plural white squalls)

plural white squalls

  1. A squall (especially tropical) not accompanied by black clouds.First known use 18th c.

    “So we ran until the 31st of January, when a white squall took us, and nearly proved fatal to all aboard.”

    1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 249

Translations

Polish biały szkwał
  • biały szkwałTranslations
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