hurricane
IPA: hˈɝʌkeɪn
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.
- (meteorology) A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm.
- (figurative) A great forceful onrush.
- (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
- A locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Crooked Creek Township, Bollinger County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina.
- A city in Washington County, Utah.
- A city in Putnam County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Beetown, Grant County, Wisconsin.
- (historical) A British fighter aircraft used during World War II, especially during the Battle of Britain.
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