squall : Idioms & Phrases
Black squall
- a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds.
Webster 1913
line squall
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noun a squall advancing along a front that forms a definite line
WordNet
squall line
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noun a cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are likely
WordNet
Thick squall
- a black squall accompanied by rain, hail, sleet, or snow. Totten.
Webster 1913
White squall
(Naut.) , a sudden gust of wind, or furious blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on the surface of the sea.- a squall which comes unexpectedly, without being marked in its approach by the clouds.
