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violent storm

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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When it gets too exciting, stars can blast off violent storms, where they push hot, soup-like plasma into space.

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Record-breaking temperatures and violent storms wreaked havoc across the tournament.

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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.

Record-breaking heat and violent storms wreaked havoc across the tournament.

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Ingram was sailing on the ship with his son when a violent storm broke out on the night of 8 September 1860.

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