violent storm

collocation in English

meaningsofviolentandstorm

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violent
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/us
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/
using force to hurt ...
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storm
noun
uk
/stɔːm/us
/stɔːrm/
an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder ...
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(Definition ofviolentandstormfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The roof is repaired almost every year, yet aviolentstormor snow-fall always sends the water through the ceiling.
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The authors propose that the phenomenon is an optical effect, produced by an atmosphere that often presages aviolentstorm.
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After a particularlyviolentstorm, a catcher-boat was despatched around the island solely to check that the campers were safe.
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In the middle of it, after 16 months, aviolentstormin a single night destroyed 16 months' work.
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Of course, if there is aviolentstorm, a huge chunk of the cliff—much more than 6 ft—may fall away.
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I should not have thought that aviolentstormand a storm of exceptional violence are necessarily equivalent to an exceptional phenomenon.
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The rapport between them is as threatening as aviolentstormcloud.
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Not long after the tower's construction, it was hit by lightning during aviolentstormand severely damaged.
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Scarcely has he entered and composed himself to rest when aviolentstormarises.
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A doctor arrives as aviolentstormbreaks.
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However, he was surprised at sea by aviolentstormlasting several days.
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The roof of the mill was blown off by aviolentstormin the 1890s.
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These souls are blown back and forth by the terrible winds of aviolentstorm, without hope of rest.
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The race was run in aviolentstorm, leading some observers to suggest that the form was not very reliable.
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In 1779, aviolentstormburied the village under sand.
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Aviolentstormthen blew up wrecking many of the landing craft vital for the operation.
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The temperature is dramatically dropped by aviolentstorm-laden southerly wind, and it is this that is known as a southerly buster.
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During the night following the flight, aviolentstormdestroyed and scattered the flying machine.
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The father was swept overboard during aviolentstorm, and his mother died before the ship reached land.
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Along the way, the ship hit aviolentstormthat drove her off course.
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