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Storm \
Storm \,
n . [
AS .
storm ;
akin to D .
storm ,
G .
sturm ,
Icel .
stormr ;
and perhaps to Gr . ?
assault ,
onset ,
Skr .
s ?
to flow ,
to hasten ,
or perhaps to L .
sternere to strew ,
prostrate (
cf .
{
Stratum }). [
root ]
166 .]
1 .
A violent disturbance of the atmosphere ,
attended by wind ,
rain ,
snow ,
hail ,
or thunder and lightning ;
hence ,
often ,
a heavy fall of rain ,
snow ,
or hail ,
whether accompanied with wind or not .
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We hear this fearful tempest sing ,
Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm . --
Shak .
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2 .
A violent agitation of human society ;
a civil ,
political ,
or domestic commotion ;
sedition ,
insurrection ,
or war ;
violent outbreak ;
clamor ;
tumult .
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I will stir up in England some black storm . --
Shak .
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Her sister Began to scold and raise up such a storm . --
Shak .
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3 .
A heavy shower or fall ,
any adverse outburst of tumultuous force ;
violence .
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A brave man struggling in the storms of fate .
--
Pope .
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4 . (
Mil .)
A violent assault on a fortified place ;
a furious attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by scaling the walls ,
forcing the gates ,
or the like .
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Note :
Storm is often used in the formation of self -
explained compounds ;
as ,
storm -
presaging ,
stormproof ,
storm -
tossed ,
and the like .
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{
Anticyclonic storm } (
Meteor .),
a storm characterized by a central area of high atmospheric pressure ,
and having a system of winds blowing spirally outward in a direction contrary to that cyclonic storms .
It is attended by low temperature ,
dry air ,
infrequent precipitation ,
and often by clear sky .
Called also {
high -
area storm },
{
anticyclone }.
When attended by high winds ,
snow ,
and freezing temperatures such storms have various local names ,
as {
blizzard }, {
wet norther }, {
purga }, {
buran },
etc .
{
Cyclonic storm }. (
Meteor .)
A cyclone ,
or low -
area storm .
See {
Cyclone },
above .
{
Magnetic storm }.
See under {
Magnetic }.
{
Storm -
and -
stress period } [
a translation of G .
sturm und drang periode ],
a designation given to the literary agitation and revolutionary development in Germany under the lead of Goethe and Schiller in the latter part of the 18th century .
{
Storm center } (
Meteorol .),
the center of the area covered by a storm ,
especially by a storm of large extent .
{
Storm door } (
Arch .),
an extra outside door to prevent the entrance of wind ,
cold ,
rain ,
etc .; --
usually removed in summer .
{
Storm path } (
Meteorol .),
the course over which a storm ,
or storm center ,
travels .
{
Storm petrel }. (
Zool .)
See {
Stormy petrel },
under {
Petrel }.
{
Storm sail } (
Naut .),
any one of a number of strong ,
heavy sails that are bent and set in stormy weather .
{
Storm scud }.
See the Note under {
Cloud }.
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Syn :
Tempest ;
violence ;
agitation ;
calamity .
Usage : {
Storm }, {
Tempest }.
Storm is violent agitation ,
a commotion of the elements by wind ,
etc .,
but not necessarily implying the fall of anything from the clouds .
Hence ,
to call a mere fall or rain without wind a storm is a departure from the true sense of the word .
A tempest is a sudden and violent storm ,
such as those common on the coast of Italy ,
where the term originated ,
and is usually attended by a heavy rain ,
with lightning and thunder .
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Storms beat ,
and rolls the main ;
O !
beat those storms ,
and roll the seas ,
in vain . --
Pope .
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What at first was called a gust ,
the same Hath now a storm '
s ,
anon a tempest '
s name .
--
Donne .
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1913 Webster ]
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