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violent storm

noun

  1. a wind of force 11 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 64–72 mph


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But with Mother Nature now threatening a violent storm, those plans may be for naught.

We know that Flight 447 was in an area of high-altitude turbulence from a violent storm system.

Towards evening there arose a violent storm, which made him hasten to find a shelter.

In spite of the violent storm which was then raging, all the objectives were attained and the line of crests conquered.

There came on a violent storm of rain, the wind blowing hard, and the waves threatening to swallow us each moment of the night.

The Pacific was, as we have observed, a very fine ship, and well able to contend with the most violent storm.

We were going through the Red Sea, when suddenly a violent storm broke upon us.

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