hurricane

hur·ri·cane  (hûr-kn, hr-) n. 1. 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. 2. A wind with a speed greater than 64 knots (74 miles per hour; 119 kilometers per hour per hour), according to the Beaufort scale. 3. Something resembling a hurricane in force or speed. [Spanish huracán, from Taino hurákan; akin to Arawak kulakani, thunder.]

hurricane cutaway depiction of a hurricane

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hurricane

Noun

a severe, often destructive storm, esp. a tropical cyclone [Spanish huracán]

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hurricane  (hûr-kn) A severe, rotating tropical storm with heavy rains and cyclonic winds exceeding 74 mi (119 km) per hour, especially such a storm occurring in the Northern Hemisphere. Hurricanes originate in the tropical parts of the Atlantic Ocean or the Caribbean Sea and move generally northward. They lose force when they move over land or colder ocean waters. See Note at cyclone.

hurricane

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hurricane

a extremely strong wind, usually accompanied by foul weather, more than 65 knots on the Beaufort scale.

See also: Wind

Thesaurus

Noun

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hurricane - a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale) cyclone - a violent rotating windstorm Beaufort scale, wind scale - an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)

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hurricane

noun storm, gale, tornado, cyclone, typhoon, tempest, twister U.S. (informal) windstorm, willy-willy Austral.

Translations

hurricane [ˈhʌrɪkən] n → huracán m

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hurricane [ˈhʌrɪkən] n → ouragan m

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hurricane [ˈhʌrɪkən] n → Orkan m

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hurricane [ˈhʌrɪkən] n → uragano

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hurricane

n hurricane [ˈharikən, (American ) ˈhə:rikein]

a violent storm with winds blowing at over 120 kilometres per hour. orkaan إعْصار ураган uragán orkan der Hurrikan τυφώνας, κυκλώνας huracán orkaan طوفان pyörremyrsky ouragan הוּרִיקָן प्रभंजन, तूफान orkan hurrikán topan fellibylur; fárviðri uragano, ciclone ハリケーン 허리케인 uraganas orkāns; viesuļvētra hurikan orkaan orkan huragan furacão uragan ураган uragán orkan uragan orkan พายุเฮอริเคน kasırga 颶風 ураган بارش کا طوفان اور جھکّڑ bão 飓风