The crew of the small boat was not at all prepared when the squall hit, so it got swamped. From LearnThat.org.
They are more dangerous than what we call a squall line. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2005] Reference
This "little squall" is far from being put to bed. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference
Then, to the cloud: "Is that what you call a squall?. From Wordnik.com. [Isle of View]
It won't be long before that squall is drenching things. From Wordnik.com. [Bunches of Knuckles] Reference
But then the clouds thickened and a cold rain squall moved in. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - After rain on France's parade, questions raised] Reference
Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
A squall is a brief, violent storm with wind and rain. From Wordnik.com. [Paul & Matt's Sports Attack] Reference
And that row of thunderheads is called the squall line?. From Wordnik.com. [Mother Of Storms]
This is called a squall line, if you will, coming on through. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2005] Reference
But this "squall" between these two curious partners was not destined to be the last. From Wordnik.com. [Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants"] Reference
Strangely besides the slang from the era terminology like "squall" are also described. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
And just then the real squall swept down upon them. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers] Reference
I know there falls a squall through noon's last ray. From Wordnik.com. [2 Poems] Reference
"We're going to have a squall, Jonathan," said David. From Wordnik.com. [Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek] Reference
A "white squall" -- I land my cargo near St. Jago de. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
Went down in a squall, they did - off the Cammany Sands. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Edge] Reference
And they looked at the squall, and they looked at the shower. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference
The squall passed, but left a steady breeze blowing in its wake. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Ashore the sky grew black and ominous, foreboding a coming squall. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview] Reference
The little squall that had kicked up something of a sea had now passed. From Wordnik.com. [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference
Down swept a squall from the north, roughening and darkening the water. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
This small squall paw& quickly in the excitement over the other appointments. From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble With Bentsen] Reference
The squall was of short duration, not lasting over seven minutes, if as long. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview] Reference
You know, they move, they squall, it's - are you all right, are you all right?. From Wordnik.com. [Scott Simon's Family: 'In Praise Of Adoption'] Reference
When a squall struck us and the skiff lay down to it, he would croon softly. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
A white squall battled for a couple of hours with the vessels, damaging each to. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands] Reference
Then a squall of wind swooped down and Miss Mallory was almost swept off her feet. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers] Reference
"Pooh! no, nothing to speak of, only a squall, Jonathan; so don't be frightened, my boy.". From Wordnik.com. [Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek] Reference
At the bend in the banks near St. Maurice-en-Valais, the wind catches us, quite a squall. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The moment Rafe caught sight of her he began to squall, supposedly like an infant, crying. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
All hands on board saw the coming squall and looked at the captain for orders, but none came. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview] Reference
There were also delays at local airports, as aircraft had to wait out the passing squall line. From Wordnik.com. [As storm cleanup begins, region braces for possible afternoon deluge] Reference
There were also delays at local airports, as aircraft had to wait out the passing squall lines. From Wordnik.com. [Back-to-back waves of violent weather hit D.C. area] Reference
A terrible squall struck the house and moaned round the gables, and the lowes blew into the room. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
Small economies are famously susceptible to economic buffeting, and economists see a squall ahead. From Wordnik.com. [The Icemen Cometh] Reference
The freshmen shell was well around the end of Bliss Island and behind it, before the squall broke. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers] Reference
SLAVES during a squall, and how we were obliged to suppress it -- Use of pistols and hot water 272. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
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