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"Derecho" Definition

noun

A windstorm with strong straight-line winds.
Source: Wiktionary
A straight wind without apparent cyclonic tendency, usually accompanied with rain and often destructive, common in the prairie regions of the united states.
In mexican and spanish law:.
A strong wind or squall blowing straight forward, without any apparent cyclonic rotation.

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