hurricane
UK /ˈhʌɹɪkən/ · US /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/ noun, verb, proper noun
Forms hurricanes hurricaning hurricaned hero-cane hurrican
- noun A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye. “Whole villages have been leveled by the hurricane coastal residents braced for.”
- noun (in particular, meteorology) 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. “Janice was a tropical depression 10 days ago, a tropical storm 5 days ago, and a hurricane yesterday and today.”
- noun (figurative) A great forceful onrush.
- noun (cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
- verb (ambitransitive, of the weather) To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.
- verb To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.
- verb To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.
- verb To swirl quickly and violently.
- verb To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.
- verb To cause an uproar.
- verb To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.
- verb To chase violently or rush after and force along.
- noun (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
- proper noun A locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.
- proper noun An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
- proper noun An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.
- proper noun An unincorporated community in Crooked Creek Township, Bollinger County, Missouri.
- proper noun An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri.
- proper noun An unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina.
- proper noun A city in Washington County, Utah.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.
Coined by Jeret Peterson.
Webster’s 1913
- 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.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “hurricane”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details