Hurricane

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  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A wind with a speed greater than 64 knots (74 miles per hour; 119 kilometers per hour per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
  • noun. Something resembling a hurricane in force or speed.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A storm of the intensest severity; a cyclone.
  • noun. Any violent tempest, or anything suggestive of one.
  • noun. In the eighteenth century, a social party; a rout; a drum.
  • noun. Synonyms Tempest, etc. See wind.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. the frigate bird.
  • noun. See under Deck.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. "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
  • noun. 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 75 miles per hour (120.7 kph) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
  • noun. a wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
    • Word Usage
    "In the Nothern hemisphere, the term hurricane is usually used to describe the kind of storm that recently hit Myanmar."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cyclone  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    avalanche  blast  blizzard  breeze  conflagration  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    black squall  blaze  blizzard  blow  burst  
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