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Meaning of "storm warning" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STORM WARNING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STORM WARNING

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Storm warning is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STORM WARNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Storm warning

At sea, a storm warning is a warning issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when winds between 48 knots and 63 knots are occurring or predicted to occur soon. The winds must not be associated with a tropical cyclone. If the winds are associated with a tropical cyclone, a tropical storm warning will be substituted for the storm warning and less severe gale warning. In US maritime warning flag systems, a red square flag with a black square taking up the middle ninth of the flag is used to indicate a storm warning. The same flag as a storm warning is used to indicate a tropical storm warning.

Definition of storm warning in the English dictionary

The first definition of storm warning in the dictionary is a pattern of lights, flags, etc, displayed at certain ports as a warning to shipping of an approaching storm. Other definition of storm warning is an announcement on radio or television of an approaching storm. Storm warning is also any warning of approaching danger or trouble.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STORM WARNING

storm belt
storm cellar
storm centre
storm cloud
storm collar
storm cone
storm door
storm drain
storm force
storm glass
storm in a teacup
storm insurance
storm lantern
storm petrel
storm sewer
storm trooper
storm troops
storm trysail
storm water
storm window

WORDS THAT END LIKE STORM WARNING

beginning
burning
concerning
discerning
distance learning
e-learning
early-morning
early warning
early-warning
good morning
governing
learning
lifelong learning
machine learning
morning
mourning
the top of the morning
turning
warning
yearning
yesterday morning

Synonyms and antonyms of storm warning in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «storm warning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STORM WARNING

Find out the translation of storm warning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of storm warning from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «storm warning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

风暴警报
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

advertencia de tormenta
570 millions of speakers

English

storm warning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तूफान की चेतावनी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تحذير العاصفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

штормовое предупреждение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aviso de tempestade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝড় সতর্কতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avertissement de tempête
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Amaran ribut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sturmwarnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暴風雨警報
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폭풍 경고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Badai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cảnh báo bão
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புயல் எச்சரிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वादळ चेतावणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fırtına uyarısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avviso di tempesta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

storm Warning
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штормове попередження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

avertizare furtună
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προειδοποίηση καταιγίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

storm waarskuwing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stormvarning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stormvarsel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of storm warning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STORM WARNING»

The term «storm warning» is regularly used and occupies the 67.389 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of storm warning
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «storm warning».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STORM WARNING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «storm warning» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «storm warning» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about storm warning

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STORM WARNING»

Discover the use of storm warning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to storm warning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Storm Warning
When Amy and Dan learn the truth about the Madrigals and Grace Cahill's alternate will, these discoveries lead to the revelation of a secret about their family and a showdown with the man in black who has been following them.
Linda Sue Park, 2010
2
Dog Whisperer: Storm Warning
Emily and her dog, Zack, have a special bond.
Nicholas Edwards, 2011
3
Storm Warning: Whether global recession, terrorist threats, ...
The morning newspapers are jammed with alarming headlines and stories asking questions no one can answer. In Storm Warning, Billy Graham examines the problems facing America today compared with what is to come as revealed in the Bible.
Billy Graham, 2010
4
Storm Warning
Now in the first volume of the series sequel, she continues the same storyline, returning readers to a war-torn Valdemar in preparation to confront an ancient Eastern Empire--ruled by a monarch whose magical tactics by be beyond any sorcery ...
Mercedes Lackey, 1995
5
Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer Tornado
An account of the May 1999 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma describes the particular devastation wrought by an F5 twister whose winds were the fastest ever recorded, drawing on first-person interviews to recount the experiences of its victims, ...
Nancy Mathis, 2008
6
Storm Warning
Classic adventure from the million copy bestseller Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins, 2008
7
Storm Warning
AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME When Autumn Gallagher arrives at her aunt's isolated inn, she is confronted with the one man she vowed never to speak to again - Lucas McLean.
Nora Roberts, 2013
8
The 39 Clues Book 9: Storm Warning
The end is near!
Linda Sue Park, 2011
9
Storm Warning
The phone rings.
Dinah McCall, 2013
10
Storm Warning
Sorcha Logan is looking for peace.
Toni Anderson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STORM WARNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term storm warning is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tropical Storm Bill Warning for Houston & Gulf Coast
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a Tropical Storm Warning, from 10pm until 4:00am on June 16th, for Tropical Storm Bill. The storm is ... «MyFox Houston, Jun 15»
2
Tropical Storm Warning Issued For The Carolinas
The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for parts of South and North Carolina. Subtropical storm Ana isn't a powerful system — it's ... «NPR, May 15»
3
Winter storm warning: up to 8 inches forecast
Atlantic City Electric warned customers to prepare for possible power outages ... A winter storm warning is in effect until 7 p.m. today in Monmouth and Ocean ... «Asbury Park Press, Mar 15»
4
Winter storm warning issued for north Georgia, winter advisory for …
The winter storm warning covers areas north of a line from Rome to Athens ... He also warned of dangerous travel conditions, downed trees and power outages. «WSB Atlanta, Feb 15»
5
Winter Storm Warning Issued For Parts Of Central Ohio
WINTER STORM WARNING for much of southern Ohio 5:00 a.m. Monday to 5:00 a.m. Tuesday. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COUNTIES JUST SOUTH ... «10TV, Feb 15»
6
Winter Storm Warning downgraded to Advisory as winter storm …
**Indianapolis and areas along the I-70 corridor have been pulled out of the Winter Weather Warning area. From a Crawfordsville - Noblesville - Muncie line, the ... «WTHR, Feb 15»
7
Winter Storm Warning: 2 more rounds of snow expected
BOSTON —The light snow that fell early Friday morning is expected to make a return for the evening commute as a winter storm warning remains in effect for ... «WCVB Boston, Jan 15»
8
Winter Storm Warning for Parts of Southern New England
David Epstein has been a professional meteorologist and horticulturalist for three decades. David spent 16 years at WCVB in Boston and currently is a ... «Boston.com, Jan 15»
9
Storm warning: Prepare for floods, slides, outages
One of the biggest storms to hit the Bay Area in years is expected to deliver punishing rain and wind to the region starting late Wednesday, and people should be ... «SFGate, Dec 14»
10
Travel trouble: Winter storm warning for Massachusetts
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for all of interior Massachusetts for Wednesday and a winter weather advisory for most of Eastern ... «WCVB Boston, Nov 14»

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