bull-eye squall
bull-eye squall
[′bəlz ‚ī ‚skwȯl] (meteorology)
A squall forming in fair weather, characteristic of the ocean off the coast of South Africa; it is named for the peculiar appearance of the small, isolated cloud marking the top of the invisible vortex of the storm.
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