windthrow

English

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Etymology

wind +‎ throw

Noun

windthrow (countable and uncountable, plural windthrows)

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

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