'Black squall' definitions:

Definition of 'Black squall'

From: GCIDE
  • Squall \Squall\ (skw[add]l), n. [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqvala to stream, to gush.] A sudden and violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow. [1913 Webster]
  • The gray skirts of a lifting squall. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Black squall, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds.
  • Thick squall, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail, sleet, or snow. --Totten.
  • White squall, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without being marked in its approach by the clouds. --Totten. [1913 Webster]