Derecho

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Derecho \De*re"cho\, n. [Sp. derecho straight.]
     A straight wind without apparent cyclonic tendency, usually
     accompanied with rain and often destructive, common in the
     prairie regions of the United States.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Dereine