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暴风 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • storm noun A period of violent weather with strong winds and often rain, thunder, or snow.
  • tempest noun A violent storm, especially one with fierce winds.

Senses

暴风 is used for these senses in English:

  • storm (meteorology) A disturbed state of the atmosphere between a severe or strong gale and a hurricane on the modern Beaufort scale, with a wind speed of between 89 and 102 kilometres per hour (55–63 miles per hour; 10 on the scale, known as a "storm" or whole gale), or of between 103 and 117 kilometres per hour (64–72 miles per hour; 11 on the scale, known as a "violent storm").
  • storm (military) A violent assault on a fortified position or stronghold.
  • tempest A storm, especially one with severe winds.

storm — full definition

  1. noun A period of violent weather with strong winds and often rain, thunder, or snow.
  2. verb To move quickly and angrily.
  3. verb To attack and take a fortified place by force.

tempest — full definition

  1. noun A violent storm, especially one with fierce winds.
  2. noun A sudden, violent outburst of emotion or activity.

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