Hurricane Definition

hûrĭ-kān

hurricanes

noun

A violent tropical cyclone with winds moving at 74 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.

Webster's New World

A wind with a speed greater than 64 knots (74 miles per hour; 119 kilometers per hour per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.

American Heritage

Anything like a hurricane in force and speed.

Webster's New World

A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 74 miles per hour (119 kph) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.

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(meteorology) A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm.

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pronoun

A British fighter aircraft used during World War II, especially during the Battle of Britain.

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A town in West Virginia, United States, population 5,968 (2005 census estimate)

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A town in Utah, United States, population 9,748 (2004 Census estimate)

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Other Word Forms of Hurricane

Noun

Singular:

hurricane

Plural:

hurricanes

Origin of Hurricane

From Spanish huracán, ultimately from the name of the Taino storm god Juracán whom the Taínos believed dwelled on El Yunque mountain and, when he was upset, sent the strong winds and rain upon them.

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Spanish huracán from Taíno hurákan Arawak kulakani thunder

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Coined by Jeret Peterson

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