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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hurricane \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} (Zo["o]l.), the frigate bird. {Hurricane deck}. (Naut.) See under {Deck}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hurricane n : a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale) 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 From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain old-fashioned sea-captains. It is also used in the construction of the upper decks of steamboats, but generally speaking, the hurricane's usefulness has outlasted it
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