october | | |
n. (time) | 1. oct, october | the month following September and preceding November. |
| ~ gregorian calendar, new style calendar | the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752. |
| ~ columbus day, discovery day, october 12 | a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. |
| ~ october 24, united nations day | a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations. |
| ~ gregorian calendar month | a month in the Gregorian calendar. |
| ~ mid-october | the middle part of October. |
typhoon | | |
n. (phenomenon) | 1. typhoon | a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans. |
| ~ cyclone | a violent rotating windstorm. |
violent storm | | |
n. (phenomenon) | 1. storm, violent storm | a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning. |
| ~ storm center, storm centre | the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm. |
| ~ atmospheric phenomenon | a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere. |
| ~ firestorm | a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area. |
| ~ noreaster, northeaster | a storm blowing from the northeast. |
| ~ hailstorm | a storm during which hail falls. |
| ~ ice storm, silver storm | a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice. |
| ~ rainstorm | a storm with rain. |
| ~ blizzard, snowstorm | a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds. |
| ~ electric storm, electrical storm, thunderstorm | a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning. |
| ~ windstorm | a storm consisting of violent winds. |
| ~ beaufort scale, wind scale | an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane). |
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