hurricane

The definition of a hurricane is a strong storm with winds moving at least 73 miles per hour. (noun)

An example of a hurricane is the storm Katrina that hit New Orleans in 2005.

Hurricane means something that is as strong as a devastating storm. (noun)

An example of Hurricane is the nickname for a famous boxer.

See hurricane in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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
anything like a hurricane in force and speed

See hurricane in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(hûrˈĭ-kānˌ, hŭrˈ-)

noun

A severe tropical cyclone having winds greater than 64 knots (74 miles per hour; 119 kilometers per hour), originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean, traveling north, northwest, or northeast from its point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains.
A wind with a speed greater than 64 knots (74 miles per hour; 119 kilometers per hour per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
Something resembling a hurricane in force or speed.

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