storm center

noun

1. the center of a cyclonic storm, the area of lowest pressure and of comparative calm.

2. a center of disturbance, tumult, or trouble.

   The housing bubble was the storm center of the economic collapse.

storm center

1. The point of lowest barometric pressure within the central area of a storm.

Word History and Origins

Origin of storm center¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

“This storm is going to have an impact all the way across the country, but right now the storm center is off the California coast,” said Bob Smerbeck, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather.

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Farther to the west, more intense winds closer to the storm center pounded the tobacco-rich province of Pinar del Rio, home to the raw material for some of the world's finest Cuban cigars.

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Farther to the west, more intense winds closer to the storm center pounded the tobacco-rich province of Pinar del Rio, home to the raw material for some of the world’s finest Cuban cigars.

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The local newspaper would later report she appeared to be a “storm center” for deputies’ bullets.

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The once-sleepy city of Selma was now the storm center of the civil rights movement, and tensions were rising.

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