wind storm

collocation in English

meaningsofwindandstorm

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wind
noun
uk
/wɪnd/us
/wɪnd/
a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough 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 ofwindandstormfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Children were asked to help the experimenter to re-attach the objects in an inverted position to show how everything looked after thewindstorm.
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Duringwindstormthese waves reach up to 1.5 m in height.
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Its steeple was demolished in an 1877windstorm, it was rebuilt with a crenellated belfry, giving it a distinctive appearance.
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While in a temporary outdoor collection, it was damaged in awindstormin 2009.
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It was re-decorated each year through 1967 when it was severely damaged in awindstormand subsequently died as a result of root damage.
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In 1986, some of the bridge towers were damaged in awindstorm.
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As seen in the figure, a building has the potential to wave back and forth during an earthquake (or even a severewindstorm).
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Despite the weather, cold, mud, andwindstorm, the hutment (collection of huts) served its purpose.
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One day awindstormcame and the tapestry flew away.
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An 85-foot antenna was installed in 1962 and operated until 1993, when it collapsed during awindstorm.
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That church was later destroyed in awindstorm, and rebuilt in 1878.
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The original bell tower was destroyed during awindstormin 1958.
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The first two were destroyed by fire, the third was destroyed by awindstorm, and the fourth was demolished in 1985.
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Thewindstormproves these jhugis unsustainable all the times.
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The cause of the crash was a severewindstormthat had come upon them expectantly.
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During the production, seven of the replicas were damaged in awindstorm; the contingent were repaired in time for use in the film.
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The fourth was wiped out by awindstormwhen people turned into monkeys and spread through the hills.
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Celia was more of awindstorm, with gusts over 200 mph, and did comparatively little damage by tidal surge.
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The cause of this transmitter failure is due to an ice andwindstormin late 2011 which damaged the tower.
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