TEMPEST


Meaning of TEMPEST in English

■ noun a violent windy storm.

Phrases

a ~ in a teapot North American term for a storm in a teacup (see storm ).

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~e , from L. ~as 'season, weather, storm', from tempus 'time, season'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.