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1. (n.) hurricane
a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm, esp. of the W North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 74 mph (33 m/sec).
2. hurricane
anything suggesting a violent storm.
Etymology: (1545–55; < Sp huracán < Taino hurakán)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hurricane
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
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1. (noun) hurricane
a large destructive storm that forms over the ocean
the hurricane's winds and rain; Hurricane Katrina
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1. (noun) hurricane
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
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Sense: a violent storm with winds blowing at over 120 kilometres per hour.
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 Afrikaans: orkaan |
 Arabic: إعْصار |
 Bulgarian: ураган |
 Brazilian: furacão |
 Czech: uragán |
 German: der Hurrikan |
 Danish: orkan |
 Greek: τυφώνας, κυκλώνας |
 Spanish: huracán |
 Estonian: orkaan |
 Farsi: طوفان |
 Finnish: hurrikaani |
 French: ouragan |
 Hebrew: הוּרִיקָן |
 Hindi: प्रभंजन, तूफान |
 Croatian: orkan |
 Hungarian: hurrikán |
 Indonesian: topan |
 Icelandic: fellibylur; fárviðri |
 Italian: uragano, ciclone |
 Japanese: ハリケーン |
 Korean: 허리케인 |
 Lithuanian: uraganas |
 Latvian: orkāns; viesuļvētra |
 Malay: hurikan |
 Dutch: orkaan |
 Norwegian: orkan |
 Polish: huragan |
 Persian: طوفان |
 Pashto: طوفان |
 Portuguese: furacão |
 Romanian: uragan |
 Russian: ураган |
 Slovak: uragán |
 Slovenian: orkan |
 Serbian: uragan |
 Swedish: orkan |
 Thai: พายุเฮอริเคน |
 Turkish: kasırga |
 Taiwanese: 颶風 |
 Ukrainian: ураган |
 Urdu: بارش کا طوفان اور جھکّڑ |
 Vietnamese: bão |
 Chinese: 飓风 |
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