Wind · Weather
strong winds
strong winds
Strong winds are powerful winds that can make travel difficult or damage things.
Hear it in real life
Why are so many flights delayed?
There are strong winds at the airport.
The bridge was closed because strong winds made it unsafe for lorries.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Powerful winds are expected tonight.
Say: Strong winds are expected tonight.
“Powerful winds” is understandable, but “strong winds” is the usual phrase in forecasts.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
strong winds; strong winds are expected; strong winds caused
How windy?
Weather · Wind: the words around “strong winds”.
- breeze
- a bit windy
- gust
- strong winds
- galeblow a gale
strong winds Wind strong enough to cause problems. This is what forecasts and news say: "Strong winds are expected."
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Your turn: say it out loud
The bridge was closed because strong winds made it unsafe for lorries.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
strong winds
strong winds
“The bridge was closed because strong winds made it unsafe for lorries.”
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