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violent storm

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noun

  1. a wind of force 11 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 64–72 mph

"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

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About 30 hours later, near Michigan’s Whitefish Point and during a violent storm on Nov. 10, 1975, the big ship broke apart and sank with its 29 men.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 3, 2025

On the night of 11 January 2005, a family of five attempted to escape a violent storm battering their home on the island of South Uist.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2025

In the northeastern region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, images showed streets blanketed with hailstones after a violent storm on Sunday.

From Reuters Aug. 7, 2023

The Greek island of Tinos is said to be the birthplace of Aeolus, the Greek god who managed the violent storm winds, and was known in antiquity as the “island of the winds.”

From New York Times Sep. 15, 2022

Their bottoms were dark and lumpy, and Nhamo knew a violent storm was imminent.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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