hurricane : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hurricane	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for hurricane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hurricane n a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hurricane \Hur"ricane\, n. [Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word signifying, a high wind.] 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. Like the smoke in a hurricane* whirl'd. --Tennyson. Each guilty thought to me is A dreadful hurricane. --Massinger. {Hurricane bird} (Zo[94]l.), the frigate bird. {Hurricane deck}. (Naut.) See under {Deck}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hurricane, UT (city, FIPS 37170) Location: 37.15990 N, 113.33919 W Population (1990): 3915 (1325 housing units) Area: 57.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84737 Hurricane, WV (city, FIPS 39532) Location: 38.43681 N, 82.01694 W Population (1990): 4461 (1831 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 25526