Noun
derecho (plural derechos)
(meteorology, US) A windstorm characterized by strong, straight-line winds.
A closer look at derecho crop damage sends corn ratings tumbling. Source: Internet
A derecho is not quite a hurricane. Source: Internet
A powerful line of severe thunderstorms known as a derecho roared across the West on Saturday, which forecasters described as a rare event that left damage reports from Utah all the way to North Dakota. Source: Internet
A week later, Park Forest Public Works crews were out Monday cleaning up after the derecho tornado. Source: Internet
NOAA identified it as a rare, progressive derecho, a violent, big superstorm produced by long-lived thunderstorm complexes. Source: Internet
On Aug. 10 when the derecho struck at around 11 a.m., Dwayne was driving a truck home from another farm where he had been hauling rock for a driveway. Source: Internet