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hurricane Definition

hur·ri·cane (hʉri kān′, -kən)

noun

  1. a violent tropical cyclone with winds moving at 73 or more miles per hour, often accompanied by torrential rains, and originating usually in the West Indian region: winds of hurricane force sometimes occur in the absence of a hurricane system
  2. anything like a hurricane in force and speed

Etymology: Sp huracán < WInd (Taino) huracan

hurricane Synonyms

hurricane

n.

hurricane Usage Examples

Converse of object

blow: It rained incessantly, and blew an hurricane, this and the day following.

Converse of subject

  • hit: The last time Florida was hit by three hurricanes in a single season was in 1964.
  • affect: Focus on your investigation assignment: " How is your sphere affected by a hurricane?
  • destroy: Three churches in the area were also destroyed by the hurricane that night.
  • strike: He resumed command on 25 December and seven days later the fleet was struck by a violent hurricane.
  • cause: Storm surge caused by hurricanes causes the most dramatic damage.

Adjective modifier

  • Atlantic: Atlantic Hurricane Latest There are no tropical cyclones at this time.
  • devastating: However there are frequent, devastating hurricanes from September to December.
  • destructive: The most destructive hurricane in history, Katrina, followed by another, Rita, has wreaked havoc in the southern States.
  • tropical: One of the problems raised is the increased likelihood of tropical hurricanes in a warmer world.
  • Caribbean: Deforestation leads to more landslides during heavy rains - which in the case of Caribbean hurricanes kill more people than the wind itself.
  • violent: He resumed command on 25 December and seven days later the fleet was struck by a violent hurricane.

Modifies a noun

  • season: The hurricane season has a habit of slamming into insurers ' profits.
  • lamp: We had a hurricane lamp to find them, hanging up on a beam.
  • candle: Hurricane Candles / Hurricane Shell Photo Album Our hurricane shell candles are each a piece of candle art.
  • survivor: The greatest thing we can offer the hurricane survivors is hope.
  • wind: In Distress The next day 25 January 1955, the two vessels were still icing up, still going north into hurricane force winds.
  • belt: CLIMATE Outside the hurricane belt, the annual rainfall is very low.

Noun used with modifier

owner: Or business home owner insurance hurricane association was unable to.

Preposition: with

wind: Bob is now a category two hurricane with sustained winds in excess of 161 kph.

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