blowdowns
Wind-toppled tree debris
Blowdowns are trees knocked over by strong winds, or the areas where such fallen trees accumulate.
Forest managers and hikers encounter blowdowns after storms: The trail was blocked by blowdowns from last night's wind.
In industrial contexts, a blowdown is the controlled release of water or pressure from a boiler or cooling system to remove sediment or reduce pressure buildup.
Violent atmospheric disturbance
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- derechoLong-lived straight-line windstorm
- microburstLocalized descending air blast
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
gale · cyclone · typhoon · squall · tempest · downburst · gusts · straight-line
Removed from foundation
- toppledCaused to fall
- fallenHaving dropped down
- snappedBroke with sudden force
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
debris · windthrow · crisscrossed · scattered · splintered · broken · twisted · piled
Recovering damaged goods
- loggingRecording system events
- sawlogsSleep with loud breathing
- lumberSawn wood for building
- harvestGathering mature crops
stumpage · silviculture · chainsaw · skidder · feller · extraction · merchantable · decay
Overhead protective covering
- gapUnfilled space between
- openingGap or start
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- successionFollowing in order
regeneration · saplings · understory · snags · habitat · biodiversity · ecosystem · decomposition
Something blocking the way
- impassableImpossible to traverse
- rerouteSend a different way
- chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
- crosscutPerpendicular timber cut
clearing · maintenance · blazes · detour · scramble · navigation · bushwhack · portage
windstorm
Violent atmospheric disturbance
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- derechoLong-lived straight-line windstorm
- microburstLocalized descending air blast
tornado · gale · cyclone · typhoon · squall · tempest · downburst · gusts · straight-line · severe
uprooted
Removed from foundation
tangled · debris · windthrow · crisscrossed · scattered · splintered · broken · twisted · piled · jumbled
salvage
Recovering damaged goods
harvest · stumpage · silviculture · chainsaw · skidder · feller · extraction · merchantable · decay · value
canopy
Overhead protective covering
succession · regeneration · saplings · understory · snags · habitat · biodiversity · ecosystem · decomposition · fungi
obstruction
Something blocking the way
- impassableImpossible to traverse
- rerouteSend a different way
- chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
crosscut · clearing · maintenance · blazes · detour · scramble · navigation · bushwhack · portage · backcountry
- trail maintenancetrail maintenance, trail crew, trail crews, erosion control, brush clearing
- North Woodscanoe trip, boreal forest, portage, white pine, red pine