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windthrow

windthrow noun: the uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind.

Noun

windthrow (countable and uncountable, plural windthrows)

  1. The uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind.
  2. Trees uprooted as above.

Forms of windthrow

pluralwindthrows
alternative formwiththrow

Origin of windthrow

From wind + throw.

Questions about windthrow

What does windthrow mean?
Windthrow means the uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind.
What part of speech is windthrow?
Windthrow is a noun.
What is the plural of windthrow?
The plural of windthrow is windthrows.

Words near windthrow in the dictionary

  1. windsurfs
  2. windsway
  3. windswept
  4. windtalker
  5. windtalkers
  6. windthrow
  7. windthrown
  8. windthrows
  9. windtight
  10. windtrunk
  11. windtrunks

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