windthrow

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noun

The uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind.

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Meanings

nounwindthrow (countable and uncountable, plural windthrows)

plural windthrows · alternative withthrow

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind.
  2. countableuncountableTrees uprooted as above.

Origin

From wind + throw.

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Translations

Bulgarian ветровал
  • ветровал (vetroval)trees toppled by wind
Czech vývrat
  • vývrattrees toppled by wind
French chablis
  • chablistrees toppled by wind
Māori tāiha, pūwai
  • tāihatrees toppled by wind
  • pūwaitrees toppled by wind
  • pūreireitrees toppled by wind
Polish wywrót, wiatrował
  • wywróttrees toppled by wind
  • wiatrowałtrees toppled by wind
  • wichrowałtrees toppled by wind
  • wykrottrees toppled by wind
Swedish rotvälta
  • rotvältatrees toppled by wind
Ukrainian бурело́м
  • бурело́м (burelóm)trees toppled by wind
Cite this entry
APA

windthrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windthrow

MLA

“windthrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windthrow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “windthrow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windthrow.

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