a severe, often destructive storm, esp a tropical cyclone a wind of force 12 or above on the Beaufort scale
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hur•ri•cane /ˈhɜrɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Meteorologya violent tropical storm, esp. of the W North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or greater than 74 mph (33 m/sec).
hur•ri•cane
(hûr′i kān′, hur′- or, esp. Brit., -kən),USA pronunciation n.
- Meteorologya violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 mph (32 m/sec). Cf. tropical cyclone, typhoon.
- Meteorologya storm of the most intense severity.
- anything suggesting a violent storm.
- Military(cap.) a single-seat British fighter plane of World War II, fitted with eight.303 caliber machine guns and with a top speed in excess of 300 mph (480 km/h).
- Taino hurakán
- Spanish huracán
- 1545–55
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