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Definition of Chubasco
1. Noun. (nautical) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chubasco
1. a violent thunderstorm [n -COS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chubasco
Literary usage of Chubasco
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"During our stay at the Rock the schooner in which we came was wrecked at San Bias
by a 'chubasco' when ready to start on her return trip with mail and ..."
2. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (1842)
"... de viento, chubasco. ... Vn Ráfaga, movimiento violento del ayre. ty* of wind
and rain, (Nav.) chubasco. ..."
3. Nassau and the Best of the Bahamas Alive!by Paris Permenter by Paris Permenter (1999)
"<§> Avoid the hours between 10 am and 2 pm, when the sun's rays are the strongest.
Enjoy an early morning hike. chubasco CHARTERS East Bay Street ..."
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