bad weather
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbadandweather
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bad
adjective
uk/bæd/us/bæd/
unpleasant and ...
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weather
noun[U]
uk/ˈweð.ər/us/ˈweð.ɚ/
the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a ...
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(Definition ofbadandweatherfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofbad weather
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Sailors say a sure sign ofbadweatheror luck.
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Moreover,badweatherprovided an excuse for failing to furnish batches of paper on time.
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Especially if it'sbadweather, you can't get out.
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Attempts were made to conduct air reconnaissance butbadweatherprevented any further progress.
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All three groups of planes experienced delays of various lengths due tobadweather.
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Expectations ofbadweather, which would make the roads impassable, had driven the relief forces forward.
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All efforts to refloat her failed, andbadweatherwas forecast.
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Most lived in crude quarters leaving left them exposed tobadweatherand at risk for disease.
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Inbadweather, convicts had to spend the night in nomad tents erected by the locals, in caravansaries, or in empty huts.
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It was a precarious journey, as they were travelling inbadweatherwith no supplies or equipment except climbing gear and their wet sleeping bags.
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Whilebadweather, poor ice, and sledging problems occurred, he was able to deal with them without suffering major disasters.
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Those who have space for this can thereby also acquire security in emergency situations such as illness andbadweather.
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The yards, where the inmates spent much of their time, were to have a chimney to provide warmth and porticos where they could shelter inbadweather.
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Badweatheror fine weather, in the winter in frost and snow, she is always here.
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The fact that farmers kept the residual was the cause of great hardships whenever crops were destroyed bybadweather, deliveries or harvesting were disrupted by war, and so on.
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And when epidemics spread,badweatherstruck, and war shut down the wool market, the lives of these people were reduced to daily tumults.
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Following their recommendations, we avoided netting duringbadweatherconditions (windy and rainy nights) and nights with full moon which are known to influence bat capture rates.
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It will be capable of controlling all in-flight manoeuvres, even inbadweatheror if there is poor visibility for take-off and landing, whether in daytime or at night.
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I suspect this attitude was often not easy to maintain in the face of the unrelentingbadweather.
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Explanations of such persistently poor performance included multiple repair and maintenance problems affecting both agricultural and industrial operations, poor management andbadweather.
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