What does hurricane mean?
Definitions for hurricane
ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr-; esp. Brit. -kənhur·ri·cane
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Princeton's WordNet
hurricane(noun)
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
Wiktionary
Hurricane(ProperNoun)
A British fighter aircraft used during World War II, especially during the Battle of Britain
Etymology: From huracán, ultimately from the name of the storm god Juracán whom the Taínos believed dwelled on El Yunque mountain and, when he was upset, sent the strong winds and rain upon them.
Hurricane(ProperNoun)
A town in West Virginia, United States, population 5,968 (2005 census estimate)
Etymology: From huracán, ultimately from the name of the storm god Juracán whom the Taínos believed dwelled on El Yunque mountain and, when he was upset, sent the strong winds and rain upon them.
Hurricane(ProperNoun)
A town in Utah, United States, population 9,748 (2004 Census estimate)
Etymology: From huracán, ultimately from the name of the storm god Juracán whom the Taínos believed dwelled on El Yunque mountain and, when he was upset, sent the strong winds and rain upon them.
Webster Dictionary
Hurricane(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
Etymology: [Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word signifying, a high wind.]
Freebase
Hurricane
Hurricane is a 1980s heavy metal band originally featuring current Foreigner lead vocalist Kelly Hansen, Robert Sarzo, Tony Cavazo, and Jay Schellen. Cavazo and Sarzo are the younger brothers of Quiet Riot's Carlos Cavazo and Rudy Sarzo. Hurricane released four albums: Take What You Want, Over the Edge, Slave to the Thrill, and Liquifury. Over the Edge was their most successful album featuring their only top 40 hit, "I'm on to You" in 1988.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hurricane
hur′ri-kān, n. a storm with extreme violence and sudden changes of the wind: a social party, a rout—(Shak.) Hur′ricano.—Hurricane deck, a cross-deck about amidships, a bridge-deck or bridge: the upper light deck of a passenger-steamer. [Sp. huracan, from Caribbean.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
hurricane
See TYPHOON.
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Etymology and Origins
Hurricane
From the West Indian urican, “a violent wind.” The word was introduced to Europe by seamen, and so became incorporated in various languages.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hurricane in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hurricane in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of hurricane in a Sentence
We're a resilient bunch down here. We go through a lot of these hurricane scares throughout the years, but this is pretty serious.
We're doing a lot of things, which includes additional Hurricane Michael relief funding immediately.
I think the memories from( last year's) hurricanes are so fresh that we have a clear idea of the effects and which items can be scarce or hard to find, most people I know are aware that this storm doesn't seem to be a second Hurricane Maria, but is simply a wake-up call that the hurricane season is here and we are still extremely vulnerable.
We will help each other now get through this crisis of flooding and hurricane.
It's going to sound stupid, but it felt like a tropical storm growing up in Florida, like the winds like that, i wouldn't say a hurricane, because I think that's a bit extreme, but it resembled a tropical storm.
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Translations for hurricane
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- orkaanAfrikaans
- huracánAragonese
- زوبعة شديدة, اعصارArabic
- qasırğa, burağan, fırtınaAzerbaijani
- ураганBelarusian
- ураганBulgarian
- bigwinBislama
- avel diroll, korventennBreton
- huracàCatalan, Valencian
- uraganuCorsican
- orkán, hurikán, uragánCzech
- çил-тăвăлChuvash
- gyrwynt, corwyntWelsh
- orkanDanish
- Orkan, Hurrikan, HurrikaneGerman
- τυφώνας, κυκλώνας, ανεμοστρόβιλοςGreek
- uraganoEsperanto
- huracánSpanish
- orkaanEstonian
- urakanBasque
- طوفانPersian
- hirmumyrsky, hurrikaaniFinnish
- ódnFaroese
- ouraganFrench
- orkaanWestern Frisian
- spéirlingIrish
- doineann, saighneanScottish Gaelic
- furacánGalician
- gaal-baarnee, geay vooar, gaardeyManx
- अंधड़, तूफानHindi
- orkán, hurrikánHungarian
- հողմ, փոթորիկ, մրրիկArmenian
- huracanInterlingua
- topanIndonesian
- uraganoIdo
- fárviðri, fellibylurIcelandic
- uraganoItalian
- הוריקןHebrew
- 暴風, 大暴風, 暴風雨, ハリケーンJapanese
- hurikanJavanese
- ქარიშხალი, ურაგანიGeorgian
- anoraarsuaqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ខ្យល់ព្យុះKhmer
- 폭풍우, 허리케인, 폭풍Korean
- huracanumLatin
- ພາຍຸ, ສລາຕັນ, ເພັດຊະຫຶງLao
- uraganasLithuanian
- viesuļvētra, orkānsLatvian
- haumātakataka, huripariMāori
- ураганMacedonian
- далайн шуурга, догшин шуургаMongolian
- hurikanMalay
- လေမုန်တိုင်းBurmese
- orkanNorwegian
- orkaanDutch
- orkanNorwegian Nynorsk
- orkanNorwegian
- tónteeldę́ę́ʼ níyoltsohNavajo, Navaho
- auristreOccitan
- ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨPanjabi, Punjabi
- huraganPolish
- furacãoPortuguese
- huricanRomansh
- uraganRomanian
- ураганRussian
- araganuSardinian
- оркан, uragan, orkan, ураганSerbo-Croatian
- orkánSlovak
- orkan, hurikánSlovene
- uraganAlbanian
- sefefoSouthern Sotho
- orkanSwedish
- kimbungaSwahili
- புயல், சூறாவளிTamil
- హరికేన్Telugu
- พายุ, วาตภัย, ลมพายุThai
- bagyoTagalog
- kasırgaTurkish
- ураганUkrainian
- طوفانUrdu
- bão táp, bão tố, bãoVietnamese
- letepVolapük
- הורריקאַנעYiddish
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