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Magnetic
·noun A <<Magnet>>. II. Magnetic ·adj ·Alt. of <<Magnetical>>. III. Magnetic ·noun Any metal, as i...

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Storm
·vi To raise a tempest. II. Storm ·noun A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous ...

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storm
A violent wind; a tempest. Thus, 'a storm of wind' is correct language as the proper sense of the wo...

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Electro-magnetic
·adj Of, Pertaining to, or produced by, magnetism which is developed by the passage of an electric c...

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magnetic amplitude
The angle between the east or west point of a compass and any heavenly body at its rising or setting...

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magnetic azimuth
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the azimuth circle of a celestial object and the magnetic ...

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magnetic compensator
An iron plate fixed near the compass, to neutralize the effect of local attraction upon the needle. ...

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magnetic needle
Applied to theodolites, ships' compasses, &c. A balanced needle, highly magnetized, which points to ...

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magnetic telegraph
An instrument for communicating messages by means of magnetism. ...

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Storm-beat
·adj Beaten, injured, or impaired by storms. ...

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snow-storm
a continued snow so long as it lies on the ground. North. ...

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gowk-storm
Late vernal equinoctial gales contemporary with the gowk or cuckoo. ...

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storm, to
To take by vigorous assault, in spite of the resistance of the defenders. ...

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storm-breeders
Heavy cumulo-stratus clouds. ...

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storm-drum
A canvas cylinder 3 feet in length, expanded at each end by a strong wooden hoop 3 feet in diameter....

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storm-finch
The petrel, or Mother Cary's chicken. ...

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storm-jib
In cutters, the fifth or sixth size: the inner jib of square-rigged ships. ...

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storm-kite
A contrivance for sending a hawser from a stranded vessel to the shore. ...

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storm-sail
A sail made of stout No. 1 canvas, of reduced dimensions, for use in a gale. ...

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storm-signal
The hoisting of a danger-flag. Also, Fitzroy's drum and cone, which show the direction of the expect...

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storm-trysail
A fore-and-aft sail, hoisted by a gaff, but having no boom at its foot, and only used in foul weathe...

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storm-warning
See forecast. ...

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storm-wave
A wave which tumbles home without being accompanied by wind. Sometimes the result of a gale elsewher...

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any port in a storm
signifies contentment with whatever may betide. ...

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