storm glass
Britishnoun
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“We designed this facility to withstand a 100-year, 24-hour storm,” Glass said.
From Los Angeles Times
Storm′fulness; Storm′-glass, a tube containing a solution of camphor, the amount of the precipitate varying with the weather; Storm′-house, a temporary shelter for men working on a railway, &c.;
From Project Gutenberg
The mixture of the storm glass was decomposed under the influence of the electricity that pervaded the atmosphere.
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