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  • 101mistral —    (mee STRAHL) [French, from Provençal: master wind] A cold, dry, violent wind that blows down from the north along the lower Rhône Valley through southern France and nearby areas …

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  • 102spindrift — spin•drift [[t]ˈspɪnˌdrɪft[/t]] n. mer oce spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea • Etymology: 1815–25; Scots var. of spoondrift=spoon(of a ship) to run before the wind (of obscure orig.) +drift …

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  • 103gale — A strong or violent wind; technically, a wind of the velocity of from 35 or 40 to 75 or 80 miles per hour. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v Columbia, 65 Kan 390, 69 P 338. An older term for a license in real estate and the rent paid for such… …

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  • 104Billow — Bil low, n. [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. b[ o]lge, Sw. b[ o]lja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E. bulge. See {Bulge}.] 1. A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind. [1913 Webster] Whom the winds… …

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  • 105Pampero — Pam*pe ro, n. [Sp., fr. pampa a plain.] A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage. Sir W. Parish. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 106Thud — (th[u^]d), n. [Cf. AS. [thorn][=o]den a whirlwind, violent wind, or E. thump.] A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such… …

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  • 107buster — noun Date: 1831 1. a. chiefly Midland someone or something extraordinary < a buster of a breakfast Harriet B. Stowe > b. an unusually sturdy child c. often capitalized …

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  • 108squall — I. verb Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skval useless chatter Date: circa 1631 intransitive verb to cry out raucously ; scream transitive verb to utter in a strident voice • squaller noun II …

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  • 109Battle of Okinawa — Part of World War II, the Pacific War …

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  • 110Hayate (Shinkansen) — Infobox j rail service name= Hayate caption=E2 series Hayate at Ueno Station type=Shinkansen operator=JR East lines=Tōhoku Shinkansen maxspeed= 275 km/h startyear=2002 endyear= stock=E2 Series ShinkansenNihongo| Hayate |はやて is the fastest service …

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