HURRICANE

hurricane. Hurricane, n. a violent storm, a great tempest

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Hur″ri‐cane (?), 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 (Zoöl.), the frigate bird. — Hurricane deck. (Naut.) See under Deck.