destructive storm

collocation in English

meaningsofdestructiveandstorm

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destructive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/us
/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/
causing, or able to ...
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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 ofdestructiveandstormfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is the possibility of adestructivestormdestroying valuable county property, which will have to be replaced.
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It was the mostdestructivestormthat ever visited the county, either since its settlement or in traditional history.
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The fact that it was still daylight also contributed to the relatively low death count from thisdestructivestorm.
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Often overlooked though much material present to include asdestructivestorm.
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Despite having just formed, forecasters already suggested that it would be potentially the mostdestructivestormof the hurricane season thus far.
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Final damage assessments from thisdestructivestormare unlikely ever to be fully known, in part because of the remoteness of large portions of the affected area.
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Despite the lack of storms, there were several intense and destructive storms this season.
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For example, latent heat release in atmospheric convection is directly responsible for powering destructive storms such as tropical cyclones and severe thunderstorms.
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Those typhoons that have their names retired tend to be exceptionally destructive storms.
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However, these deadly and destructive storms do occur; on average, about eight tornadoes are reported in the region each year.
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Mutated animals, destructive storms, and barbaric humans now roam the land.
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