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VIOLENT STORM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
Synonyms:
storm; violent storm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("violent storm" is a kind of...):
atmospheric phenomenon (a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)
Meronyms (parts of "violent storm"):
storm center; storm centre (the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "violent storm"):
firestorm (a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area)
noreaster; northeaster (a storm blowing from the northeast)
hailstorm (a storm during which hail falls)
ice storm; silver storm (a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice)
rainstorm (a storm with rain)
blizzard; snowstorm (a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds)
electric storm; electrical storm; thunderstorm (a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning)
windstorm (a storm consisting of violent winds)
Holonyms ("violent storm" is a part of...):
Beaufort scale; wind scale (an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane))
