Pronounced: SAN-choh, noun
Notes: You may know this word
Yesterday’s word
The word blowdown is
- an instance of trees being blown down by the wind
- a tree blown down; an area of such trees
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1800s
Background / Comments
After seeing the definition, I felt a little silly because it is rather obvious. Our word is merely a noun created from the verb phrase “blow down”. The word can refer to the wind that blows trees down. Sometimes, the word is used figuratively for blowing off steam.
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