tempestad

Definitions of tempestad
  1. noun
    a sudden outburst (as of protest)
  2. noun
    a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
    synonyms: tormenta
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    viento del nordeste
    a storm blowing from the northeast
    granizada, granizado, pedrea, pedrisco
    a storm during which hail falls
    llovedera, temporal de lluvias
    a storm with rain
    nevada, nevasca, tempestad de nieve, tormenta de nieve, ventisca, ventisquero
    a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
    tormenta, tronada, tronado
    a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
    ciclón
    a violent rotating windstorm
    simún, siroco, tempestad de arena
    a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
    remolino, torbellino, tromba, vórtice
    a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
    type of:
    fenómeno atmosférico
    a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
  3. noun
    a state of wild storminess
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