European windstorm

English

Noun

European windstorm (plural European windstorms)

(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

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