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  • 41weather helm — noun Etymology: weather (II) 1. : a tendency of a sailing vessel to come up into the wind catboats … generally carry very heavy weather helms H.A.Calahan 2. : the condition of the helm when put or held slightly toward the weather side …

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  • 42Weather radar — in Norman, Oklahoma with rainshaft …

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  • 43Weather forecasting — weather forecaster redirects here. For other uses, see Weatherman (disambiguation). Forecast of surface pressures five days into the future for the north Pacific, North America, and north Atlantic ocean. Weather forecasting is the application of… …

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  • 44Weather in 2007 — was expected to continue the trend of rising global temperatures and extreme weather.Fact|date=August 2007The summer was characterised on the one hand by extreme heat in Southern Europe and South Asia, and on the other by record breaking floods… …

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  • 45Weather lore — is the body of informal folklore related to the prediction of the weather.It has been a human desire for millennia to make accurate weather predictions. Oral and written history is full of rhymes, anecdotes, and adages meant to guide the… …

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  • 46Weather-related cancellation — or sometimes a delay is when an institution is closed or its opening delayed, or an activity is cancelled or postponed due to inclement weather conditions. Certain institutions, such as schools, are likely to close when bad weather, such as snow …

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  • 47heavy-duty — [hev′ē do͞ot′ē, hev′ēdyo͞ot′ē] adj. 1. made to withstand great strain, bad weather, etc. [heavy duty shoes] 2. Slang very serious or important …

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  • 48make heavy weather of something — to make a situation or job more difficult than it really is …

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  • 49make heavy weather of —  Have difficulty with …

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  • 50weather forecasting — Prediction of the weather through application of the principles of physics and meteorology. Weather forecasting predicts atmospheric phenomena and changes on the Earth s surface caused by atmospheric conditions (snow and ice cover, storm tides,… …

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