leaf-storm

Definition

A sudden whirlwind or downpour of leaves.

Example Sentences

• "THE leaf-storm was ended. The sky was washed clear of every cloud and hung blue and brilliant above a little clearing in the Great Wilderness."
• "Passers-by stop and watch; children run into the zone of the leaf-storm and in a few minutes are covered. For hours the beech tree weeps."
• "One night, when the man had been making it sing like a leaf-storm in fall, ..."