 | George Gregory - 1798 - 630 sider
...cloud, which appears very fmall, and which mariners call the fquall, which augments in a little time into an enormous cloud of a cylindrical form, or that of a reverfed cone, and produces a noife like an agitated fea, fometimes emitting thunder and lightning,... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 sider
...appeal's reiy small, and which is called by the sailors the squall : this augments in a little time into an enormous cloud of a cylindrical form, or that of a cone on its apex, and produces a noise like the roaring of an agitated «ea, sometimes accompanied... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1812 - 184 sider
...begins by a cloud which appears very small, and which sailors term the squall : this in a little time augments into an enormous cloud of a cylindrical form, or that of a reversed cone, and produces a noise somewhat like an agitated sea, sometimes accompanied with thunder and lightning, and also pouring down... | |
 | Encyclopaedias, John Millard - 1813 - 712 sider
...cloud, which appears very small, and which mariners call the squall ; which augments in a little time into an enormous cloud of a cylindrical form, or that...sea, — sometimes emitting thunder and lightning, and also large quantities of rain or hail, sufficient to inundate large vessels, — overthrow trees... | |
 | John Millard - 1813 - 704 sider
...the squall ; which augments in a little time into an enormous cloud of a cylindrical form, or I hat of a reversed cone, and produces a noise like an agitated...sea, — sometimes emitting thunder and lightning, and also large quantities of rain or hail, sufficient to inundate large vessels,-— overthrow trees... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1813 - 264 sider
...begins by a cloud which appears very small, and which sailors term the squall : 'this in a little time augments into an enormous cloud of a cylindrical form, or that of a reversed cone, and produ. ces a noise somewhat like an agitated sea, some. times accompanied with thunder and lightning,... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1816 - 182 sider
...begins by a cloud which appears very small, and which sailors term the squall: this in a little time augments into an enormous cloud of a cylindrical form, or that of a reversed cone, and produces a noise somewhat like an agitated sea, sometimes accompanied with thunder and lightning, and also pouring down... | |
 | William Martin - 1832 - 504 sider
...begins by a cloud, at first very small, which mariners call the squall; this augments in a little time into an enormous cloud of a cylindrical form, or that...agitated sea; sometimes emitting thunder and lightning, and pouring out large quantities of rain or hail, sufficient to inundate large vessels, overthrow trees... | |
 | John Thomas Crossley - 1845 - 336 sider
...squall. This 'augments in a little time into an enormous cloud, either cylindrical or funnel-shaped, and produces a noise like an agitated sea; — sometimes 'emitting thunder and lightning, and pouring out large quantities of rain or hail, sufficient to ' inundate large vessels ; overthrowing... | |
 | Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - 332 sider
...squall. This 'augments in a little time into an enormous cloud, either cylindrical or funnel-shaped, and produces a noise like an agitated sea; — sometimes 'emitting thunder and lightning, and pouring out large quantities of rain or hail, sufficient to ' inundate large vessels ; overthrowing... | |
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It commonly begins by a cloud, which appears very small, and which mariners call the squall ; which augments in a little time into an enormous cloud of a cylindrical form, or that of a reversed cone, and produces a noise like an agitated sea, — sometimes... 