Usually means: Trees uprooted or broken by wind.
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  1. windthrow: Merriam-Webster
  2. windthrow: Collins English Dictionary
  3. windthrow: Wiktionary
  4. Windthrow: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. windthrow: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words

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Definitions from Wiktionary (windthrow)

▸ noun:  (forestry) The uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind.
▸ noun:  Trees uprooted as above.

Similar:
windshake, windfall, windrow, winder, wind break, wind, windsway, windbreak, whirlwind, windgust, more...

Opposite:
windfirm, windfast, windresistant

Types:
uprooted, snapped, toppled, fallen, blown over, more...

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Similar:
windshake, windfall, windrow, winder, wind break, wind, windsway, windbreak, whirlwind, windgust, more...

Opposite:
windfirm, windfast, windresistant

Types:
uprooted, snapped, toppled, fallen, blown over, more...



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