Georgia Hurricane of 1893

Vocabulary – Georgia Hurricane of 1893

Destructive
Adjective
Causing or capable of causing destruction
Churning
Verb
To shake or agitate with violence or continued motion.
Surge
Noun
The rolling swell of the sea, especially after the passage of a large wave
Landfall
Noun
An arrival on or a sighting of land, especially after a long journey by sea
Barometric
Noun
An instrument measuring changes in atmospheric pressure, used in weather forecasting
Impact
Noun
The powerful or dramatic effect that something or somebody has
Devastating
Adjective
Desolated; destroyed; ravaged.
Terrifying
Adjective
Frightening, alarming, scary