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单词 white squall
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white squall

[ hwahyt-skwawl, wahyt ]
/ ˈʰwaɪt ˈskwɔl, ˈwaɪt /

noun Meteorology, Nautical.

a maritime squall whose approach is indicated by whitecaps and turbulent water rather than by the clouds that usually accompany a squall: The sudden fogs, white squalls, and terrible ice storms made navigating Lake Superior treacherous.
Compare black squall.

Origin of white squall

First recorded in 1770–75

Words nearby white squall

white space, white spirit, whitesplain, white sponge nevus, white spruce, white squall, white stick, white stock, white stork, white sturgeon, white substance
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British Dictionary definitions for white squall

white squall

noun

a violent highly localized weather disturbance at sea, in which the surface of the water is whipped to a white spray by the winds
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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