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Definition of Squalls

Squall
Squall Squall, n. [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqala to stream, to gush.] A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow. The gray skirts of a lifting squall. --Tennyson. Black squall, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds. Thick squall, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail, sleet, or snow. --Totten. White squall, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without being marked in its approach by the clouds. --Totten.
Squall
Squall Squall, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Squalling.] [Icel. skvala. Cf. Squeal.] To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled.
Squall
Squall Squall, n. A loud scream; a harsh cry. There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, - The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall. --Pope.

Meaning of Squalls from wikipedia

- or heavy snow. Squalls refer to the increase of the sustained winds over that time interval, as there may be higher gusts during a squall event. They usually...
- unlikely.[citation needed] White squalls are rare at sea, but common on the Great Lakes of North America. White squalls are the culprits of many sea stories...
- snow squall generally lasts less than 30 minutes at any point along its path but the motion of the line can cover large distances. Frontal squalls may...
- A Sumatra squall (plural: Sumatra squalls or Sumatras) is a squall line—a line of thunderstorms—that develops over the Indonesian island of Sumatra and...
- Squallor (also spelled as Gli Squallor) were an Italian comedy music group, active between 1973 and 1994. The group formed in 1973 as a ribald side project...
- up squall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A squall is a sudden, sharp increase in wind speed. Squall or The Squall may also refer to: The Squall, a...
- Squall Leonhart (****anese: スコール・レオンハート, Hepburn: Sukōru Reonhāto) is a character and the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VIII, a role-playing video game...
- visibility in blowing snow: lake effect snow squalls and frontal snow squalls. Lake effect snow squalls are generated by cold arctic air moving over unfrozen...
- An Abrolhos squall (or Abroholos squall or simply abroholos) is a squall near the Abrolhos Islands off the coast of eastern Brazil that typically occurs...
- Look up white squall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. White Squall may refer to: White squall, a meteorological phenomenon White Squall (film), a 1996...