violent storm (noun)

  • 1violent storm — noun a violent weather condition with winds 64 72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning • Syn: ↑storm • Derivationally related forms: ↑stormy (for: ↑storm), ↑storm (for: ↑ …

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  • 2violent storm — noun Date: circa 1881 storm 1c(1) see Beaufort scale table …

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  • 3violent storm — /vaɪələnt ˈstɔm/ (say vuyuhluhnt stawm) noun Meteorology a wind of Beaufort scale force 11, i.e. with average wind speed of 103–117 km/h …

  • 4storm — ► NOUN 1) a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow. 2) an uproar or controversy: the book caused a storm in America. 3) a violent or noisy outburst of a specified feeling or reaction …

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  • 5storm centre — noun 1. a center of trouble or disturbance • Syn: ↑storm center • Hypernyms: ↑disturbance, ↑disruption, ↑commotion, ↑flutter, ↑hurly burly, ↑to do, ↑ …

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  • 6storm center — noun 1. a center of trouble or disturbance • Syn: ↑storm centre • Hypernyms: ↑disturbance, ↑disruption, ↑commotion, ↑flutter, ↑hurly burly, ↑to do, ↑ …

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  • 7storm door — noun A door normally leading to a cellar or a basement, for protection from a tornado or a violent storm …

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  • 8electric storm — noun a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning • Syn: ↑thunderstorm, ↑electrical storm • Hypernyms: ↑storm, ↑violent storm * * * noun or …

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  • 9storm — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 period of bad weather ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, big, devastating, ferocious, fierce, great, heavy, killer (informal, esp. AmE), major …

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  • 10electrical storm — noun a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning • Syn: ↑thunderstorm, ↑electric storm • Hypernyms: ↑storm, ↑violent storm * * * noun, pl ⋯ storms [count] : a storm that has a lot of… …

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