thunder squall

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• Thunder

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• Thunder

  Often referred to in Scripture (Job 40:9; Ps. 77:18; 104:7). James and John were called by our Lord ...

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• Thunder

  is hardly ever heard in Palestine form the middle of April to the middle of September; hence it was ...

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• Squall

  ·noun A loud scream; a harsh cry. II. Squall ·noun A sudden violent gust of wind often attended wit...

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• squall

  A sudden gust of wind, frequently occasioned by the interruption and reverberation of the wind from ...

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• thunder-bird

  n. an early name for oneof the Thickheads (q.v.), or Pachycephalae (q.v.). See also quotation, 1896...

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• thunder-dirt

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• arched squall

  A violent gust of wind, usually distinguished by the arched form of the clouds near the horizon, whe...

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• bermuda squall

  A sudden and strong wintry tempest experienced in the Atlantic Ocean, near the Bermudas; it is prece...

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• black squall

  This squall, although generally ascribed to the West Indies, as well as the white squall, may be pri...

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• broken squall

  When the clouds separate in divisions, passing ahead and astern of a ship, and affecting her but lit...

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• descending squall

  A fitful gust of wind issuing from clouds which are formed in the lower parts of the atmosphere. It ...

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• gully squall

  Well known off tropical America in the Pacific, particularly abreast of the lakes of Leon, Nicaragua...

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• white squall

  A tropical wind said to give no warning; it sweeps the surface with spoon-drift. ...

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