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
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.
Hurricane (plural Hurricanes)
(historical) A British fighter aircraft used during World War II, especially during the Battle of Britain.
• raunchier
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
• (type of a cyclone): cyclone, tropical storm, typhoon
• (meteorology): breeze, gale, storm
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
• raunchier
Source: Wiktionary
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
16 June 2025
(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
