About The Word Hurricane

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Hurricane

Hurricane Meaning & Definition
Hurricane Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hurricane?

[n] a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hurricane:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hurricane: black squall | blaze | blizzard | blow | burst | convulsion | cyclone | dirty weather | equinoctial | eruption | explosion | fit | flare-up | foul weather | gale | gust | half a gale | heavy blow | ill wind | irruption | line squall | line storm | outbreak | outburst | paroxysm | rainstorm | rough weather | seizure | snowstorm | spasm | squall | squall line | storm | storm wind | stormy weather | stormy winds | strong wind | tempest | tempestuous rage | tempestuous wind | thick squall | thundersquall | thunderstorm | tornado | tropical cyclone | twister | typhoon | ugly wind | upheaval | violent blow | whirlwind | white squall | whole gale | williwaw | wind-shift line | windstorm

See Also | Beaufort scale | cyclone | wind scale

Hurricane In Webster's Dictionary

\Hur"ri*cane\, n. [Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word signifying, a high wind.] A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively. Like the smoke in a hurricane whirl'd. --Tennyson. Each guilty thought to me is A dreadful hurricane. --Massinger. {Hurricane bird} (Zo["o]l.), the frigate bird. {Hurricane deck}. (Naut.) See under {Deck}.

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