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derechoes

derechoes is the plural of derecho.

Meaning of derecho

Noun

derecho (plural derechos or derechoes)

  1. (US) A windstorm characterized by strong, straight-line winds.
    • Combining all of the above, the Arkansas Valley, Ouachita Mountains, Interior Plateau, and Southwest Appalachian ecoregions have the greatest risk of wind damage from tornadoes and derechos, whereas weakening hurricanes are an important disturbance, especially in the Piedmont ecoregion.2015, Chris J. Peterson, Jeffery B. Cannon, Christopher M. Godfrey, “5: First Steps Toward Defining the Wind Disturbance Regime in Central Hardwoods Forests”, in Cathryn H. Greenberg, Beverly S....

Questions about derechoes

What is derechoes the plural of?
Derechoes is the plural of derecho.

Words near derechoes in the dictionary

  1. derebey
  2. derebeys
  3. derech
  4. derech eretz
  5. derecho
  6. derechoes
  7. derechos
  8. Dereck
  9. derecognise
  10. derecognised
  11. derecognises

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