orage

Definitions of orage
  1. noun
    a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
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    averse de grêle
    a storm during which hail falls
    averse
    a storm with rain
    blizzard, tempête de neige
    a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
    tempête de vent
    a storm consisting of violent winds
    cyclone
    a violent rotating windstorm
    sirocco, tempête de sable
    a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
    tempête, tornade
    (literary) a violent wind
    tourbillon
    a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
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    phénomène atmosphérique
    a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
  2. noun
    a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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