What is a Pipistrelle?

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Interesting Words I read a lot and I often come across words that I don’t know, and I know a lot of words. It’s fascinating to me that there are still many, many words that I still don’t know. Reading this morning, which I usually do every morning, I came across a few more words that I don’t think I have ever seen before. One of these words is pipistrelle. PIPISTRELLE. It’s an animal. A BAT. Have you ever heard of it? I found that word in a book I have about animals. Then, I decided to read a chapter in another book about the weather and came across some unusual words. Have you ever experienced a Williwaw? If you live in Alaska, you probably know that’s a word for wind. According to Wikipedia, it’s “a sudden blast of wind descending from a mountainous coast to the sea.” Wikipedia goes on the say that “Gore Vidal’s first novel, ‘Williwaw" (1946) was based on a ship in the Aleutian Islands and features the williwaw.” “In the Deadliest Catch episode “Finish Line,” the ship Aleutian Ballad crabbed within a williwaw, when a rogue wave damaged the ship and knocked her on her side.” Also, “the novel “Williwaw” by Tom Bodett is about two children who almost died in a williwaw.” I would like to read these novels. I think I will check the library here for them. Have you ever read either of these novels? In Russia you might experience a Buran, which is also a word for wind. And if you live in South Africa, you might know what a Berg wind is.