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williwaw

/wˈɪlɪwˌɔ/ noun

A strong gust of cold wind.

Word Origin Williwaw is a word for a sudden, violent squall, especially in the Strait of Magellan or Alaska. Its origin is uncertain, but it likely comes from an indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest or Inuit. It's one of those onomatopoeic-sounding words that captures the howl of the wind. Sailors adopted it into English in the 19th century.

noun A strong gust of cold wind. countable

A sudden williwaw swept through the valley, rattling windows and chilling us to the bone.

(名词) 强冷阵风

一阵突如其来的威利瓦狂风席卷山谷，震得窗户作响，让我们冷彻骨髓。

(sustantivo) ráfaga de viento frío; ventarrón frío; turbonada [Una ráfaga fuerte de viento frío.]

Un repentino williwaw barrió el valle, haciendo vibrar las ventanas y helándonos hasta los huesos.

(nom) bourrasque; rafale; coup de vent; vent violent [Rafale de vent froid particulièrement violente.]

Un williwaw soudain a balayé la vallée, faisant trembler les fenêtres et nous glaçant jusqu'aux os.

(Substantiv) Sturmböe; Windstoß [Ein plötzlicher, heftiger Kältewindstoß, besonders in Küsten- oder Gebirgsregionen.]

Ein unerwarteter **williwaw** fegte durch das Tal, ließ die Fenster klirren und uns bis auf die Knochen frieren.

(名詞) 冷たく強い突風

突然の**williwaw**が谷を吹き抜け、窓をガタガタ鳴らして私たちを骨の髄まで冷やした。

(substantivo) rajada de vento frio; lufada [Uma forte rajada de vento frio.]

Uma súbita williwaw varreu o vale, sacudindo as janelas e nos gelando até os ossos.

Synonyms: gust squall blast wind gust cold gust flurry williwaw wind katabatic gust Antonyms: calm stillness lull
Word parts: williwaw

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