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Definition of Storm centre
1. Noun. A center of trouble or disturbance.
Generic synonyms: Commotion, Disruption, Disturbance, Flutter, Hoo-ha, Hoo-hah, Hurly Burly, Kerfuffle, To-do
2. Noun. The central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm.
Generic synonyms: Center, Centre, Eye, Heart, Middle
Group relationships: Storm, Violent Storm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Storm Centre
Literary usage of Storm centre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Woodrow Wilson and World Settlement by Ray Stannard Baker (1922)
"... AND THE COVENANT—ARTICLE X THE storm centre NEVER was a leader more sorely
beset on every hand than President Wilson upon his return to Paris in March. ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... to intercept the storm's centre. It would be, advisable to carry sail with the
... the direction of the storm's centre will be indicated with certainty, ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly (1874)
"Thus, in May 15,1873, a storm-centre advanced 1200 miles in twenty-four hours,
while, in other cases, there was no forward movement, and the storm-centre ..."
4. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"While low is the storm centre, that is, the centre that causes the winds, and
thereby concentrates the clouds, the precipitation does not always take place ..."
5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"The law of the rotation of winds around the storm centre is considered to be of
the highest importance in its practical bearings ..."
6. Chile Today and Tomorrow by Lilian Elwyn Elliott Joyce (1922)
"CHAPTER VI THE TACNA QUESTION The storm centre. ... TACNA is the political storm
centre of the Pacific Coast of South America. ..."
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