leaf-storm
leaf-storm noun: a sudden whirlwind or downpour of leaves.
Noun
leaf-storm (plural leaf-storms)
- A sudden whirlwind or downpour of leaves.
- THE leaf-storm was ended. The sky was washed clear of every cloud and hung blue and brilliant above a little clearing in the Great Wilderness.1903, Caroline Brown, On the We-a Trail: A Story of the Great Wilderness, page 1
- Passers-by stop and watch; children run into the zone of the leaf-storm and in a few minutes are covered. For hours the beech tree weeps.1910, Houghton Townley, English Woodlands and Their Story, page 129
Forms of leaf-storm
| plural | leaf-storms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | leaf storm |
| alternative form | leafstorm |
Questions about leaf-storm
- What does leaf-storm mean?
- Leaf-storm means a sudden whirlwind or downpour of leaves.
- What part of speech is leaf-storm?
- Leaf-storm is a noun.
- What is the plural of leaf-storm?
- The plural of leaf-storm is leaf-storms.
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