derecho
noun
de·re·cho
| \ də-ˈrā-(ˌ)chō
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plural derechos
Definition of derecho
: a large fast-moving complex of thunderstorms with powerful straight-line winds that cause widespread destruction
Examples of derecho in a Sentence
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The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted many of the areas hit by Friday's derecho are facing the likelihood more severe weather on Saturday. — Jordan Evans And Brandon Miller, CNN, "Line of storms leaves 1,000 mile path of destruction, impacting four US major cities," 22 June 2019 With luck, any storms that develop won't reach the severe double-derecho status of July 19 and 20. — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Weekend looks to be warm and mostly sunny to start out with thunderstorms possible by Sunday," 25 July 2019 That 12-day heat wave was deadly and also included a major thunderstorm, known as a derecho, that caused hundreds of thousands of power outages. — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, "Four reasons this Baltimore heat wave was objectively as awful as it felt," 22 July 2019 As the derecho entered St. Louis County, a wind gust of 81 mph was recorded at the Chisholm-Hibbing Airport, and the terminal building and hangar suffered damage. — Brooks Johnson, Twin Cities, "20 years later, effects of massive Boundary Waters windstorm still felt," 3 July 2019 The derecho is curving southeast, said CNN meteorologist Robert Shackelford, and is expected to move through the Dallas area to Louisiana Sunday evening. — Amir Vera, CNN, "An Oklahoma woman drowned after her car was swept away by floodwaters," 23 June 2019 The area where Darnel died has seen a number of flash-flood and severe-thunderstorm warnings from the National Weather Service over the last 24 hours, all part of a fast-moving line of severe storms known as a derecho. — Amir Vera, CNN, "An Oklahoma woman drowned after her car was swept away by floodwaters," 23 June 2019 The derecho rapidly swept through the western Caribbean after midnight March 13. — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, "The five most remarkable attributes of the Storm of the Century," 13 Mar. 2018 Por lo tanto, este Tribunal ordena que se permita el acceso a las partes demandantes a los certificados de defunción, por inclinarse la balanza a favor del derecho constitucional de acceso a la información. — CBS News, "Puerto Rico ordered to release hurricane-related death data," 5 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'derecho.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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