Derecho

de·re·cho

/dāˈrāˌCHō/

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noun

US

noun: derecho; plural noun: derechos

  1. a line of intense, widespread, and fast-moving windstorms and sometimes thunderstorms that moves across a great distance and is characterized by damaging winds.

    Origin: late 19th century

    Spanish, literally ‘direct, straight’.