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superstorm

superstorm noun: a major storm (weather phenomenon).

Noun

superstorm (plural superstorms)

  1. A major storm (weather phenomenon).
    • Before the report’s arrival on Friday, the consequences of global warming had been epically imagined — New Orleans-style swampings by superstorms, the specter of an Arctic meltdown and a water gush that would block heat-toting currents in the Atlantic Ocean and trigger an abrupt European cool-down.2007 February 4, Andrew C. Revkin, “A Disaster Epic (in Slo-Mo)”, in New York Times

Forms of superstorm

pluralsuperstorms

Origin of superstorm

From super- + storm.

Questions about superstorm

What does superstorm mean?
Superstorm means a major storm (weather phenomenon).
What part of speech is superstorm?
Superstorm is a noun.
What is the plural of superstorm?
The plural of superstorm is superstorms.

Words near superstorm in the dictionary

  1. superstoical
  2. superstoichiometric
  3. superstoichiometry
  4. superstore
  5. superstores
  6. superstorm
  7. superstorms
  8. superstr.
  9. superstraight
  10. superstrain
  11. superstrained

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