blow violently

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Towards evening, it began to rain and blow violently; and Capt.

From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas

The bay affords a good anchorage and landing in calm weather, being exposed only to the northers, which blow violently.

From What I Saw in California by Bryant, Edwin

If Makusue wished to cross the lake, the wind was sure to blow violently the moment he entered his canoe, and rain to drench him before he left it.

From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 by Jones, James Athearn

The wind now came on to blow violently; on the following evening there were three flashes of lightning in the north-east, from which signs Columbus predicted an approaching tempest.

From Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia by Wilson, T.

Then you have the land from west by south to east-north-east to defend you on that side: and other winds do not here blow violently.

From A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland by Dampier, William