Hurricane

·noun 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.

hurricane
(W. Ind. urican.) This word does not appear in any English dictionary before 1720, when Phillips no...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
hurricane
See typhoon. ...

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hurricane-deck
A light deck over the saloon of some steamers. ...

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hurricane-house
Any building run up for temporary purposes; the name is occasionally given to the round-house on a v...

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paddy's hurricane
Not wind enough to float the pennant. ...

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