superstorm
a very severe and widespread storm characterized by record-setting meteorological events and large-scale destruction: The superstorm brought a 15-foot storm surge to the harbor.
Origin of superstorm
1Words Nearby superstorm
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use superstorm in a sentence
After all, any exploration of planetary heating leads to species extinction, intensifying superstorms, droughts, and more.
The best ways to teach and talk about climate change with kids | Mary DeMocker / Hothouse | February 24, 2022 | Popular-ScienceIt will be the people of the global south, in places with limited infrastructure and greater susceptibility to drought, superstorms, and rising seas, like Haiti, Yemen, Nigeria, and the Philippines.
America with lakes of lucre, waves of wampum, a superstorm Sandy of simoleons, a Hurricane Katrina of cash.
The Federal Government Has Violated My Right to Chainsaw | P. J. O’Rourke | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTsuperstorm Sandy damaged the giant ark and some of the sets you built out in Long Island.
‘Noah’ is a Global Warming Epic About the Battle Between Religion and Science, Says Cinematographer | Marlow Stern | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlong the East Coast, towns hard hit by superstorm Sandy are kicking off summer.
Superstorm Who? Sandy’s Hard-Hit Beach Towns Reopen for Business | Eliza Shapiro, Josh Dzieza | May 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Harry is in the town to see reconstruction of buildings destroyed by superstorm Sandy, such as the boardwalk in Seaside Heights.
Prince Harry's U.S. Tour: Rolling Updates and all the News and Pictures as It Happens | Tom Sykes | May 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPrince Harry will visit some of the areas hit by last year's superstorm Sandy to see rebuilding efforts.
British Dictionary definitions for superstorm
/ (ˈsuːpəˌstɔːm) /
an extremely powerful storm that causes widespread devastation
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse