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line storm

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noun
equinoctial storm.
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Origin of line storm

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby line storm

lines, linesman, line space, line spectrum, line squall, line storm, lineswoman, line trimmer, lineup, line voltage, liney
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Words related to line storm

cyclone, gale, monsoon, storm, tornado, twister, tempest, typhoon, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, whirlwind

How to use line storm in a sentence

  • Then the same saying applies to the “line-storm” of March, and the spring and summer after storms is foretold.

    Current Superstitions|Various

  • A Line-storm Song It is the autumnal mood with a difference.

    A Boy's Will|Robert Frost

  • He knew because he'd just begun shingling his kitchen and the line storm came along before he got it finished.

    Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford

  • O, dear, it was as lonesome as a line-storm, after lively Ruth had gone away.

    Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's|Sophie May
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