Natural Disaster Terms

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• The situation was beyond control and required immediate intervention.
• The party got way out of hand and was beyond control.
• The whole situation was a hot mess and beyond control.
• Her emotions were like a raging storm, completely beyond control.

noun a tornado that occurs over a body of water, picking up and carrying water and mist

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• A waterspout is a tornado that forms over a body of water, creating a column of rotating water and mist.
• Did you see that waterspout out on the lake? It was pretty cool!
• That waterspout was wild, like a water tornado!
• Her anger was like a waterspout, swirling and destructive.