SQUALL

squall. Squall, n. a sudden gust of wind, storm, loud scream

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Squall (skwa̤l), n. [[Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqvala to stream, to gush.]] A sudden and 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.