1. Tourmente.
2. (Au figuré) Agitation. Tempête politique.
1. A violent gusty wind.
2. Noisy confusion and turbulence.
A strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale.
ETYM as. storm.
A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening; SYN. violent storm.
ETYM Old Fren. tempeste, French tempęte, (assumed) Late Lat. tempesta, from Latin tempestas a portion of time, a season, weather, storm, akin to tempus time. Related to Temporal of time.
(Literary) A violent wind.