暴風 — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
暴風 is used for these senses in English:
- hurricane A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye. [16th c.]
- hurricane (in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes. [20th c.]
- hurricane (cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
- 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.
- 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").
hurricane — full definition
- noun A powerful rotating tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, typically forming over the Atlantic or eastern Pacific.
- noun Any sudden, overwhelming rush of activity, emotion, or force.
- noun A sweet rum-based cocktail typically made with passion fruit and lemon juice.
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.