The windstorm uprooted several ancient oaks along the coastal road, though no rain fell during the entire event.
这场风暴拔起了沿海公路旁的几棵古橡树，尽管整个过程中没有降雨。
Which choice best defines “windstorm”?
D — A storm with strong winds but little or no rain. “windstorm” means a storm with strong winds but little or no rain.
Which word means “a storm with strong winds but little or no rain”?
A — windstorm. “windstorm” means a storm with strong winds but little or no rain.
windstorm — a storm with strong winds but little or no rain. In Chinese: 风暴.
windstorm is pronounced /ˈwɪndˌstɔrm/.
The windstorm uprooted several ancient oaks along the coastal road, though no rain fell during the entire event. (这场风暴拔起了沿海公路旁的几棵古橡树，尽管整个过程中没有降雨。)
gale, tempest, cyclone — all close in meaning to windstorm (a storm with strong winds but little or no rain).
calm, lull — each the opposite of windstorm (a storm with strong winds but little or no rain).
Yes. windstorm is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.