Bible Dictionary: Squall

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

2. (v. i.) To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled.

3. (n.) A loud scream; a harsh cry.

Greek

2978. lailaps -- a hurricane
... a hurricane. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: lailaps Phonetic Spelling:
(lah'-ee-laps) Short Definition: a sudden storm, squall Definition: a ...
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Library

To the Rev. J. Jowett
... A moment after, the captain of the vessel, perceiving that the squall was increasing,
ordered the topsails to be taken in, whereupon this man with several ...
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Tempest and Trust
... they had made their harbour the wind suddenly chopped round, as is frequent of that
coast, and the gentle southerly breeze turned into a fierce squall from the ...
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The Memphite Empire
... The wind rises suddenly in squall-like blasts; thick clouds, borne one knows not
whence, are riven by lightning to the incessant accompaniment of thunder; it ...
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The Storm Stilled
... grew alarmed. The squall was fiercer than usual, and must have been pretty
bad to have frightened such seasoned hands. They awoke ...
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The Three Fishers
... Three wives sat up in the lighthouse tower, And they trimmed the lamps as the sun
went down; They looked at the squall, and they looked at the shower, And the ...
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Wesley Encounters Severe Weather
... After resting an hour, we bore up again through the wind and snow, which
drove full in our faces. But this was only a squall. In ...
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An Appreciation of John Wesley's Journal
... bodies. A Domestic Squall. The revolution of 1688 threatened to disturb
the early married life of Samuel Wesley and his spouse. The ...
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The King's Highway
... With Him, it may be long, but it will look all the shorter while it lasts, and when
we land the rough weather will be remembered but as a transient squall. ...
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Acts xvii. 32-34, xviii. 1
... too: the one is in danger of shipwreck, the other sails in safety, his ship wafted
along the favoring gales: for he has not suffered the squall of passion to ...
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The Third Continental Journey.
... The landing at Patras was frightful; a sudden squall threw us off the shore, and
caused us to lose part of the rudder, so that we were obliged to get into a ...
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Thesaurus

Squall (2 Occurrences)
...Squall (2 Occurrences). Mark 4:37 But a heavy squall came on, and the waves were
now dashing into the boat, so that it was fast filling. (WEY NIV). ...
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Gust (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind;
a sudden and brief rushing or driving of the wind. Snow ...
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Filling (29 Occurrences)
... (DBY YLT). Mark 4:37 But a heavy squall came on, and the waves were now dashing
into the boat, so that it was fast filling. (WEY ASV NAS RSV). ...
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Dashing (3 Occurrences)
... Dashing (3 Occurrences). Mark 4:37 But a heavy squall came on, and the waves were
now dashing into the boat, so that it was fast filling. (WEY). ...
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Deadly (31 Occurrences)
... Luke 8:23 During the passage He fell asleep, and there came down a squall of wind
on the Lake, so that the boat began to fill and they were in deadly peril. ...
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During (182 Occurrences)
... Luke 8:23 During the passage He fell asleep, and there came down a squall of wind
on the Lake, so that the boat began to fill and they were in deadly peril. ...
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Peril (9 Occurrences)
... Luke 8:23 During the passage He fell asleep, and there came down a squall of wind
on the Lake, so that the boat began to fill and they were in deadly peril. ...
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Squads (1 Occurrence)

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Squandered (2 Occurrences)

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Sudden (33 Occurrences)
... Luke 8:23 And as they sailed, he fell asleep; and a sudden squall of wind came down
on the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in danger; (DBY). ...
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Bible Concordance

Squall (2 Occurrences)

Mark 4:37 But a heavy squall came on, and the waves were now dashing into the boat, so that it was fast filling.
(WEY NIV)

Luke 8:23 During the passage He fell asleep, and there came down a squall of wind on the Lake, so that the boat began to fill and they were in deadly peril.
(WEY DBY NIV)

Subtopics

Squall

Related Terms

Gust (1 Occurrence)

Filling (29 Occurrences)

Dashing (3 Occurrences)

Deadly (31 Occurrences)

During (182 Occurrences)

Peril (9 Occurrences)

Squads (1 Occurrence)

Squandered (2 Occurrences)

Sudden (33 Occurrences)