storm | a direct and violent assault on a stronghold |
Operation Desert Storm | the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted hours () |
storm petrel | any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts |
stormy petrel northern storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus | sooty black petrel with white markings, of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean |
hurricane lamp hurricane lantern tornado lantern storm lantern storm lamp | an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds, candlestick with a glass chimney |
storm cellar cyclone cellar tornado cellar | an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes |
storm door | an extra outer door for protection against severe weather or winter |
storm window storm sash | a window outside an ordinary window to protect against severe weather or winter |
storm signal | a signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence) |
storm cone | a canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds |
magnetic storm | a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, caused by emission of particles from the sun |
debris surge debris storm | the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building, the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge |
SA Sturmabteilung Storm Troops | Nazi militia created by Hitler in that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after |
storm center storm centre | the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm |
storm cloud | a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm |
storm trooper | a member of the Nazi SA |
dust storm duster sandstorm sirocco | a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand, it was the kind of duster not experienced in years |
storm violent storm | a violent weather condition with winds - knots ( on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning |
ice storm silver storm | a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice |
line storm equinoctial storm | a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox |
thunderstorm electrical storm electric storm | a storm resulting from strong rising air currents, heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning |
storm tempest | a violent commotion or disturbance, the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away, it was only a tempest in a teapot |
storm center storm centre | a center of trouble or disturbance |
storm surprise | attack by storm, attack suddenly |
storm force | take by force, Storm the fort |
ramp rage storm | behave violently, as if in state of a great anger |
storm | blow hard, It was storming all night |
storm | rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning, If it storms, we'll need shelter |
storm-beaten | damaged by storm |
buffeted storm-tossed tempest-tossed tempest-tost tempest-swept | pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities |