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单词 derecho
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derecho

[ duh-rey-choh ]
/ dəˈreɪ tʃoʊ /

noun, plural de·re·chos.

a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms.

Origin of derecho

1885–90; <Spanish: straight <Old Spanish <Latin dīrēctus, dērēctus direct

Words nearby derecho

Derbyshire, Derbyshire chair, Dercum's disease, de re, derealization, derecho, derecognize, deregister, deregulate, dereism, Derek
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Example sentences from the Web for derecho

  • The Midwest has had many derechos before, says Alan Czarnetzki, a meteorologist at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.

    What’s behind August 2020’s extreme weather? Climate change and bad luck|Carolyn Gramling|August 27, 2020|Science News
  • Some anticipated effects of climate change, such as warming at the planet’s surface, could increase the likelihood of more and stronger derechos by increasing atmospheric instability.

    What’s behind August 2020’s extreme weather? Climate change and bad luck|Carolyn Gramling|August 27, 2020|Science News
  • The storm was what’s known as a derecho, roughly translating to “straight ahead.”

    What’s behind August 2020’s extreme weather? Climate change and bad luck|Carolyn Gramling|August 27, 2020|Science News
  • The derecho de consumo (the internal or consumption duty) is an impost averaging nearly twenty per cent.

    Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XX|Various
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