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Definitions of hurricane in various dictionaries:
noun - a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea, traveling north, northwest, or northeast from its point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains.
A wind with a speed greater than 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale.
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Dan was upped to a national post by CBS after covering one of these natural disasters in September 1961 |
When its wind speed hits 74 MPH, a tropical storm is then designated one of these |
On Sept. 8, 2001 Erin became the Atlantic season's first of these, but stayed mostly out at sea |
The name of this storm with winds over 74 MPH comes from the West Indies Taino word for "evil spirit" |
2 Dianas were in the news; one gave birth to Prince Harry & the other was one of these that hit the U.S. |
When a tropical storm's winds increase past 74 MPH, it's classified as one of these |
Severe tropical storm having winds in excess of 74 MPH & an eye in the middle |
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a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. |
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale) |
A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. |
A single-seat, single-engined British fighter aircraft of the Second World War, produced by the Hawker company and remembered in particular for its role in the Battle of Britain along with the Spitfire. |
a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean: |
a violent storm with strong circular winds of at least 72 miles (or 118 kilometers) per hour, esp. in the western Atlantic Ocean |
A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean, traveling north, northwest, or northeast from its point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains. |
A wind with a speed greater than 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale. |
Something resembling a hurricane in force or speed. |
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A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is referred to by different names, including hurricane (), typhoon (), tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, and simply cyclone. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and northeastern Pacific Ocean, and a typhoon occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean; while in the south Pacific or Indian Ocean, comparable storms are referred to simply as "tropical cyclones" or "severe cyclonic storms"."Tropical" refers to the geographical origin of these systems, which form almost exclusively over tropical seas. "Cyclone" refers to their winds moving in a circle, whirling round their central clear eye, with their winds blowing counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and blowing |