storm centre

noun

the centre of a cyclonic storm, etc, where pressure is lowest

the centre of any disturbance or trouble

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Words nearby storm centre

storm boat, stormbound, storm cell, storm cellar, storm center, storm centre, storm cloud, storm coat, storm-cock, storm collar, storm cone

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Lady Crawleigh steered a course round the storm-centre and approached the stranger with the outstretched hand of hurried welcome.
Lady Lilith|Stephen McKenna
In fact, by the opening months of 1920, the storm-centre had shifted to the Ottoman Empire.
The New World of Islam|Lothrop Stoddard
At the present time Africa seems to be the storm-centre for all the warring foreign powers.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 53, November 11, 1897|Various
The Rock, which was the "storm-centre" of all those clouds of war, is surely worth the attention of the passing traveller.
Gibraltar|Henry M. Field

It was a storm-centre, and the storms were often fierce; and the merchants were often compelled to meet force with force.
The Story of Madras|Glyn Barlow

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