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hurricane

About 3.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    Whole villages have been leveled by the hurricane coastal residents braced for.
  2. 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 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.
  3. noun A great forceful onrush.
  4. noun A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
  5. verb To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.
  6. verb To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.
  7. verb To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.
  8. verb To swirl quickly and violently.

Similar words

typhoon cyclone thunderstorm tornado storm blowdown surge twister rita cyclones

Often followed by

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Word family

hurricanes

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