winter storm

collocation in English

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winter
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈwɪn.tər/us
/ˈwɪn.t̬ɚ/
the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather ...
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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 ofwinterandstormfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thewinterstormwas more intense near the top of the atmosphere while the hurricane's fastest wind speeds occurred at lower elevations.
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But during the days since the baby's birth the firstwinterstormhas arrived and the cabin is now snowbound.
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The patterns of movement of the tropical hurricane were known to be more chaotic than thewinterstorm, and the resulting compositions also reinforced this concept.
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In 1944 awinterstormdemolished both the house and the tower, and now even the island itself is gone.
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Traffic was paralyzed across the region by plane, train, and automobile, during thiswinterstorm.
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The march was difficult as there was snow, water, and ice on the ground and awinterstormstruck several days after their departure.
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With construction almost complete, the marina was put in danger in 19621963 due to awinterstorm.
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The area experiences awinterstormwith significant snowfall about once each year, however this can be extremely irregular.
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Following awinterstorm, a mudslide covered the tracks.
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The attendance at closed-circuit television broadcast locations was affected by awinterstormand drew around 30,000 people.
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An inn on the saltgrass was destroyed by the sea in 1772: its remains were washed on to the beach during awinterstorm.
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Thewinterstormcaused numerous accidents around the region.
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It was discontinued beginning with the 2011-12winterstormseason.
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Their semiconductor fabrication plant was damaged during construction by awinterstorm.
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In 1999 awinterstormheavily damaged the park's forests.
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Occasionally during awinterstorm, the upper elevations of the city may see trace amounts of snow.
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No one was injured, but the airport was closed for seven hours after the incident because of thewinterstormmoving through the area.
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The combination was inevitably tragic to vessels caught there in a northeaster, or violentwinterstormof near-hurricane force winds.
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The original lighthouse was replaced in 1919 after a toughwinterstorm.
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