violent storm

violent storm

noun
Meteorology. storm (def. 3).

Origin:
1795–1805
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Violent storm is always a great word to know.
So is stationary front. Does it mean:
a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all
a bright, sunny, cloudless to half-cloudy sky, with no prospect of rain, snow, or hail; not stormy
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violent storm
 
n
a wind of force 11 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 64--72 mph

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