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Definition of Storm cone
1. Noun. A canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds.
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Storm Cone
Literary usage of Storm cone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Aviation by Robert Morris Pierce (1911)
"... n. same meaning as storms card. storm-cone 'ste:zm,koon n. a cone coverd with
tard canvas hoisted alone or along with a ..."
2. Bismarck by Charles Grant Robertson (1919)
"At Paris and Prague and Buda-Pesth, in Switzerland and Italy, the storm-cone was
being hoisted. How long could the German princes resist the pressure from ..."
3. Bismarck by Charles Grant Robertson (1919)
"At Paris and Prague and Buda-Pesth, in Switzerland and Italy, the storm-cone was
being hoisted. How long could the German princes resist the pressure from ..."
4. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1904)
"I asked him. " Well, I got ready this afternoon in twelve minutes," he smiled.
" I didn't see the storm-cone till half-past three. ..."
5. Famous Composers and Their Works by John Knowles Paine, Theodore Thomas (1891)
"The storm cone has been hoisted pretty frequently at the Academy, but, if it
blows a gale now and then, the atmosphere at least ..."
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