About The Word Hurricane
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Hurricane
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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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