Results for inkanyamba translation from Xhosa to English

inkanyamba
tornado

inkanyamba ehamba phezu kwamanzi
waterspout

uqwithela lwetropiki okanye inkanyamba yetropiki
tropical storm or tropical cyclone

inkanyamba umoya ugcwele ugwebu nomtshizo.
hurricane - the air is filled with foam and spray.

ukuba inkanyamba ikufuphi bubulumko ukunyusa zonke izikhephe.
if a gale is imminent it is wise to hoist all boats.

udokolwana wokuhlangula ukwazile ukudlulisa intsontela yokutsala ngokunqamlezileyo ukuya enqanaweni ngexa inkanyamba ibisabhudla.
a rescue tug managed to pass a towrope across to the ship while the gale was still blowing.

inkanyamba yetropiki ethe yagcina imimoya enomlinganiselo wesantya ukusukela kuma-34 ukuya kuma-63.
tropical cyclone that has maximum sustained winds from 34 to 63 knots inclusive.

kwisinqumla-sangqa okanye ngaphezulu, okanye inkanyamba. iinduduma ezimandla zingakhokelela ekufuni nasekonakeleni kwemizi.
diameter or larger, or a tornado. severe thunderstorms can result in the loss of life and property.

inkanyamba ethe yagcina imimoya umlinganiselo wesantya somoya esingama-33 okanye ngaphantsi. le mimoya kuthiwa zinkqubo zoxinzelelo eluphantsi
cyclones that have maximum sustained winds of 33 knots or less. these are referred to as low pressure systems

inkanyamba ebaleka kangangamashumi amathandathu, umzekelo, iyakunyuka ngeentoni ezingamashumi amabini anesihlanu ukutsalwa okufunekayo ekutsaleni inqanawa yemfazwe ehamba ngesantya.
a 60 rn.p.h. gale, for example, would increase by some 25 tons the pull required to tow a cruiser.