(nautical) A small jib, used in a storm to reduce the sail area to the minimum required for maintaining manoeuvrability of the vessel.

plural of storm jib

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.

(music) A radio format and genre of R&B that is performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz-influenced style usually associated with the early 1970s.

Synonym of thunderstorm

(telecommunications) Extreme amounts of broadcast traffic over a computer network, typically caused by a loop in the network topology.

(pathology) An immune system–cytokine positive feedback reaction to certain infections and certain drugs, which occurs when large numbers of white blood cells are activated and release inflammatory cytokines, which in turn activate more white blood cells.