HURRICANE

hurricane

(noun) a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Hurricane

A locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Australia.

An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.

An unincorporated community in Crooked Creek Township, Bollinger County, Missouri, United States.

An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri, United States.

An unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, United States.

A city in Washington County, Utah, United States.

A city in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.

An unincorporated community in the town of Beetown, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.

Noun

Hurricane (plural Hurricanes)

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

Anagrams

• raunchier

Etymology 1

Noun

hurricane (plural hurricanes)

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 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.

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

Coordinate terms

• (type of a cyclone): cyclone, tropical storm, typhoon

• (meteorology): breeze, gale, storm

Etymology 2

Noun

hurricane (plural hurricanes)

(sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip

Anagrams

• raunchier

Source: Wiktionary

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Hur"ri*cane, n. Etym: [Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word signifying, a high wind.]

Definition: 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 (Zoöl.), the frigate bird.

– Hurricane deck. (Naut.) See under Deck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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