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Definition of Storm signal
1. Noun. A signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Storm Signal
Literary usage of Storm signal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tribune Almanac and Political Registerby Horace Greeley by Horace Greeley (1893)
"(2) storm signal: A red flag (8 feet square) with black centre (3 feet square)
... (5) When Red Pennant is hoisted above Cautionary or storm signal, ..."
2. Forecasting Weather by Napier Shaw (1911)
"The regulations at present run as follows:— storm signal SERVICE IN CONNECTION
WITH THE METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, LONDON Explanation of storm signal Service ..."
3. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
"A storm signal: A red flag with black center will indicate that the storm is to
... When red pennant is hoisted above cautionary or storm signal, winds are ..."
4. Annual Record of Science and Industry by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1872)
"STORM-SIGNAL STATION IN THE AZORES. Dr. Buys Ballot, the eminent director of the
Meteorological Observatory of Utrecht, has been lately urging the ..."
5. Meteorology: A Text-book on the Weather, the Causes of Its Changes, and by Willis Isbister Milham (1912)
"The mat ion of a storm coveri storm signal, Tin- Ki'd K ng all iv weather.
k Pennant above indicate* wanner weal her of the trpe Tf\-rr- w, i-«mler weather ..."
6. 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)
"A storm signal.— A red flag (eight feet square) with blaek centre (three feet
... When red pennant is hoisted above cautionary or storm signal, winds are ..."
7. The Commercial Year Book (1901)
"When Displayed in Connee- When Displayed in Connection with storm signal.
tlon Witt storm signal. Westerly Winds. Easterly Winds. Information Signal. ..."
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