plural of storm card

plural of storm-bird

The storm petrel. / (Australia) The channel-billed cuckoo.

(nautical) A sailor's chart showing from the direction of the wind the ship's position in relation to the eye of a storm, and accordingly the proper course to be taken.

Alternative spelling of megastorm

(idiomatic) A large number of insects in the air, especially when passed through by a vehicle.

Abbreviation of thunderstorm.

(chess) A tactic in which several pawns are moved in rapid succession toward the opponent's defenses.

(computing) The situation where many users attempt to boot their computers at the same time, causing excessive demand on the network.

The theorized situation where one earthquake triggers a series of other large earthquakes, along the same plate boundary, as the stress transfers along the fault system.