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windblast
n. A sudden rush of air or gas due to the collapse of a void, especially in mining.
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Windblast
In mining, a windblast is a sudden rush of air or gas due to the collapse of a void.
Usage examples of "windblast".
The moors stretched away under the racing clouds, hummocky and drenched, grown over with dense stands of waist-high bracken and purple islands of springy headier, slashed with fast-running peaty streams and dotted with stands of windblasted juniper and cypress and bright green domes of bog moss.
A farm truck blasted down the road, kicking up dust and rocks with its windblast, inflating Mel's trench coat and Mary Catherine's hair for a moment.