violent storm

violent storm

n. A wind with a speed ranging from 56 to 63 knots (64 to 72 miles per hour; 104 to 117 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.

violent storm

n (Physical Geography) a wind of force 11 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 64–72 mph

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violent storm - a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightningstormstorm center, storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a stormatmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmospherefirestorm - a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed areanoreaster, northeaster - a storm blowing from the northeasthailstorm - a storm during which hail fallsice storm, silver storm - a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with icerainstorm - a storm with rainblizzard, snowstorm - a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong windselectric storm, electrical storm, thunderstorm - a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightningwindstorm - a storm consisting of violent windsBeaufort scale, wind scale - an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)