violent storm
5
3.4
- noun
- Specialized
:
tormenta violenta
- Residents were warned to take shelter as a violent storm approached the coast.
- violent storm at sea
- ships in a violent storm
- violent storms leave
Examples
-
One of the most violent storms in North Carolina history began in an instant.
Fiction book (2001) -
Their high bows and sterns protect them from heavy seas and violent storms, as do their strong hulls made entirely from oak.
Blog text (32) -
Tens of thousands of trees were lost throughout city streets and in parks during the violent storm.
Blog text (8) -
Still, pilots should try to avoid those violent storms.
Blog text (10) -
The pool has been closed since last Friday night when a violent storm caused massive power outages in the Washington area.
Blog text (33) -
In all his days of sailing the China Sea, he had never seen swirling snow in the middle of a violent storm.
Fiction book (1998) -
She was here at the chateau, perfectly safe from the violent storm raging outside.
Fiction book (1996) -
We are in the middle of a violent storm—of terrifying proportions.
Fiction book (1992) -
Rising sea levels, melting ice, deteriorating permafrost, and increasingly violent storms were rendering their village uninhabitable.
Academic text (2006) -
The violent storm caused widespread power outages throughout the region.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A violent weather event with heavy rain, strong winds, and lightning
Antonyms
How Severe
301
2.2
- Specialized
5
3.4
∞
1.0
- Specialized
24
5.8
1
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a severe or forceful storm' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'violent' (showing great force or destructiveness) with 'storm' (heavy wind/rain/thunder). This ADJ+NOUN pattern is a transparent modifier relationship and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Violent storm paints a clear picture: violent means very strong and storm means strong wind and heavy rain that can damage things. So, it means 'a very strong, dangerous storm'.