单词 | storm signal |
释义 | storm signal (once / 131326 pages) n WORD FAMILY storm signal: storm signals USAGE EXAMPLESBefore the larger storms these cirrus clouds are sent up as storm signals twenty-four and even forty-eight hours in advance. Longstreth, Thomas Morris, Reading the Weather(2012) Modern scientists scout this notion, and pretend to track storm waves across the world, and to affix storm signals in order to warn mariners. Bradlaugh, Charles, Theological Essays(2012) Hong Kong shut financial markets after the city raised its highest storm signal this year. BusinessWeek(Sep 29, 2011) n a signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence) Hypo|Hyper storm cone a canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds sign, signal, signaling any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
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