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supertempest

supertempest noun: a very severe tempest.

Noun

supertempest (plural supertempests)

  1. (rare) A very severe tempest.
    • There would still be tough times ahead for the Fanshawes. But Cape Talisman's supertempest had had a silver lining tucked away after all.1907, Jonathan Stagge, The Scarlet Circle, Crime Clud, page 218
    • A standard Venus supertempest was on when we got there.1969, George P. Elliott, An Hour of Last Things and Other Stories, Gollancz, →ISBN, page 121

Forms of supertempest

pluralsupertempests

Origin of supertempest

From super- + tempest.

Questions about supertempest

What does supertempest mean?
Supertempest means a very severe tempest.
What part of speech is supertempest?
Supertempest is a noun.
What is the plural of supertempest?
The plural of supertempest is supertempests.

Words near supertempest in the dictionary

  1. supertechnological
  2. supertele
  3. supertelephoto
  4. supertelephotos
  5. superteles
  6. supertempest
  7. supertempests
  8. supertemporal
  9. supertend
  10. supertensor
  11. supertensors

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