Hurricane - English meaning

noun

A system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.

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Visitors were told how weather data which flow in continuously from around 500 weather stations all…

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A violent and often destructive storm in which the wind moves very fast in a circular direction

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A violent tropical storm

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A cyclone swept across the island, killing several people.

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A very strong wind.

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I slept well despite the howling gales outside

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A very strong wind

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Hundreds of old trees were blown down in the gales.

noun

A sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet.

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Low clouds and squalls of driving rain

verb

(of a baby or small child) cry noisily and continuously.

Usage examples:

Sarah was squalling in her crib

noun

A sudden, strong wind or brief storm, esp. over water

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Occasional rain squalls blow furiously across the sea.

noun

A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

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These kinds of storms can produce rain, hail snow, thunder and lightning.

verb

Move angrily or forcefully in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She burst into tears and stormed off

noun

An extreme weather condition with strong winds and heavy rain or snow

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The storm left over a foot of snow on the ground., the new rent regulations raised a storm of criti…

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A violent windy storm.

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A raging tempest

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A violent storm

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A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

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These clouds often bring thunder and lightning, and can also bring funnel clouds or even tornadoes.

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A dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind that destroys anything in its path as it moves across the ground

noun

A swindler; a dishonest person.

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She's a back-stabbing, double-dealing twister

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A dangerous wind storm; a tornado

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A tropical storm in the region of the indian or western pacific oceans.

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There has been an observed and recorded link between the sea surface temperature and the frequency …

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A type of violent storm with strong circular winds that happens esp. in the pacific ocean

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A column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape.

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They can cause dust devils and whirlwinds, though these are nothing when compared to the immense du…

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A storm with strong winds that move in a circle

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The film created a whirlwind of controversy., a whirlwind tour

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A willie

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A storm with very strong wind but little or no rain or snow; a gale.

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Besides genetics, factors that keep most eastern old growth from soaring to the skies are thin, roc…