European windstorm

English

Noun

European windstorm (plural European windstorms)

1. (meteorology) The strongest kind of extratropical cyclone occurring across the continent of Europe, associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure.
   • 2016, Kristi L. Koenig, Koenig and Schultz's Disaster Medicine:

     From January 15–19, 2007, a cyclone over the Netherlands generated a “European windstorm” with high sustained winds and gusts up to 202 km/h.

Translations

Translations

• French: tempête hivernale européenne f
• Polish: orkan (pl) m