English > violent storm: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon| Meaning | A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning. |
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| Synonym | storm |
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| Part of | Beaufort scale, wind scale | An international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) |
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| Parts | storm center, storm centre | The central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm |
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| Narrower | blizzard, snowstorm | A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds |
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| firestorm | A storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area |
| hailstorm | A storm during which hail falls |
| ice storm, silver storm | A storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice |
| northeaster, noreaster | A storm blowing from the northeast |
| rainstorm | A storm with rain |
| thunderstorm, electrical storm, electric storm | A storm resulting from strong rising air currents |
| windstorm | A storm consisting of violent winds |
| Broader | atmospheric phenomenon | A physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere |
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| Spanish | borrasca, tempestad, temporal, tormenta, tormenta violenta |
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| Catalan | tempesta, tempestat, temporal |
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