stormer

British

/ ˈstɔːmə /

noun

informal an outstanding example of its kind

that film was a real stormer

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He can help that process by putting in a stormer on Sunday.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is looking stronger now - that Brighton game was his fourth start in a row after an injury-hit season - while Dwight McNeil had a stormer against the Seagulls.

From BBC • May 11, 2023

Based on Rusted Chrome, an early Jones composition, this stormer from the Cost of Living EP describes their New York experiences, the characters, imagery and anthemic tune all reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen.

From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2020

"Viscount Nelson has run a stormer and we'll look at the French Derby with him," O'Brien said.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2010

Mars, Mars, bane of men, bloodstained stormer of cities, may we not now leave the Trojans and Achaeans to fight it out, and see to which of the two Jove will vouchsafe the victory?

From The Iliad by Homer

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