orage — 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.
- thunderstorm noun A storm featuring thunder and lightning, usually with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail.
Senses
orage is used for these senses in English:
- storm Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.
- thunderstorm A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
storm — full definition
- noun A period of violent weather with strong winds and often rain, thunder, or snow.
- verb To move quickly and angrily.
- verb To attack and take a fortified place by force.