VIOLENT STORM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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))