wind disaster

English translation: aeolian catastrophe

16:12 Feb 15, 2005

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Accounting

English term or phrase: wind disaster

Help me find a rather formal word that means : " disaster from wind"

adda

Selected answer:aeolian catastrophe

Explanation:
somewhat facetious, I confess....

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Charlie Bavington
Local time: 15:23

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5 +1

wind disaster, wind damage

juvera

3 +2

aeolian catastrophe

Charlie Bavington

storm damage

Anne Lee

wind damage - though this is not always necessarily resulting in a disaster

George Thomson

hurricane disaster/typhoon disaster

James Calder

Wind-induced Disaster

Сергей Лузан

2 +1

windstorm, wind damage

Margaret Schroeder

Discussion entries: 4

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

windstorm, wind damage

Explanation:
As you indicated "accounting" as the field, is this an accounting item?

Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 08:23
Native speaker of:

English

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

wind disaster, wind damage

Explanation:
"Wind disaster" is probably the most formal, but "wind damage" may be more appropriate, depending of the sentence.

juvera
Local time: 15:23
Native speaker of:

Hungarian
PRO pts in category: 12

24 mins confidence:

wind damage - though this is not always necessarily resulting in a disaster

Explanation:
'Disaster from wind' is probably something that a hurricane (typhoon) would cause.

George Thomson
Local time: 16:23
Native speaker of: English

25 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

aeolian catastrophe

Explanation:
somewhat facetious, I confess....

Charlie Bavington
Local time: 15:23
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

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40 mins confidence:

hurricane disaster/typhoon disaster

Explanation:
depending on the area, of course (hurricanes occur in the Caribbean and Atlantic, and typhoons in the Pacific).
There was a "wind disaster" as you put it in the UK back in 1987 which is referred to popularly as the "Great Storm".
"Wind damage" refers to damage caused to roofs etc. by high winds but isn't necessarily a disaster.

Here are some reliable refs for the use of "hurricane disaster":

15th October 2003
... Students tackle hurricane disaster. ... The disaster scenario, called ‘Hurricane Mitch’,
required the year 10 and 11 students to use basic engineering skills ...
www.hounslow.gov.uk/home/news/october_2003/ students_tackle_hurricane_disaster.htm - 3k - Cached - Similar pages

World Socialist Movement - Resources: Hurricane in Central America
... capitalism's reaction to the hurricane disaster in Central America shows the system
in its true colours-greedy gold and bloody red. Hurricane Mitch left a ...
www.worldsocialism.org/wsm-pages/centrlam.html - 7k

Global Express 12: Hurricane Mitch
... time, media coverage of Honduras and Nicaragua has put the hurricane disaster into
a ... Also some countries hit by Hurricane Mitch have complained that as they ...
www.dep.org.uk/globalexpress/12/page1.htm

James Calder
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:23
Native speaker of: English

2 hrs confidence:

storm damage

Explanation:
Examples:
In the event of severe storm conditions an e-mail will be sent to all offices announcing that the Storm Damage core job type has been made live and that all storm damage orders should be issued against this job type.

From: Repairs & Maintenance Manual - Insurance Claims, Storm Damage
on http://www.northlan.gov.uk/your council/policies strategies ...

Example:
Here's how storm damage is usually handled, according to the institute and officials at State Farm, the nation's largest homeowners insurer, etc.

Reference: http://www.kiplinger.com/features/archives/2004/08/storm.htm...

Anne Lee
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:23
Native speaker of:

English

19 hrs confidence:

Wind-induced Disaster

Explanation:
I would call it. And additionally, have a look at the dictionary below - hope it helps you. Good luck, adda!

Research Committee on Wind-induced Disaster. Section Requesting Information on Wind-induced Disasters. ... Sheet Offering Information on Wind-induced Disasters. ...
www-windlab.ce.tokushima-u.ac.jp/ wind-disaster/disaster-info-en.html

Disaster Dictionary
... A tornado's intensity is measured on the Fujita wind damage scale ... Tornadoes account
for almost half of all deaths attributed to weather-related disasters in the ...
www.disasterrelief.org/ Library/Dictionary/index_txt.html

www.disasterrelief.org/ Library/Dictionary/index_txt.html
Reference: http://www.google.ru/search?hl=en&as_qdr=all&q=+wind+%22disa...

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:23
Native speaker of:

Russian

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