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- DictionaryHur·ri·cane/ˈhərəˌkān/
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- 1. a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean: "a powerful hurricane hit the Florida coast"
noun [ C ] us / ˈhɜr·əˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr·ə- / Add to word list. earth science. a violent storm with strong circular winds of at least 72 miles (or 118 kilometers) per hour, esp. in the western Atlantic Ocean. (Definition of hurricane from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hurricane. hurricane.
noun [ C ] us / ˈhɜr·əˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr·ə- / Add to word list. earth science. a violent storm with strong circular winds of at least 72 miles (or 118 kilometers) per hour, esp. in the western Atlantic Ocean. (Definition of hurricane from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hurricane. hurricane.
Hurricanes are tropical storms that form in the Atlantic Ocean with wind speeds of at least 119 kilometers (74 miles) per hour. Hurricanes have three main parts, the calm eye in the center, the eyewall where the winds and rains are the strongest, and the rain bands which spin out from the center and give the storm its size.
noun. /ˈhʌrɪkən/. /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/. a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean. A powerful hurricane hit the Florida coast. Hurricane Sandy devastated the area. The hurricane season does not end until November. hurricane victims. hurricane-force winds.
Hurricanes, known generically as tropical cyclones, are low-pressure systems with organized thunderstorm activity that form over tropical or subtropical waters. They gain their energy from warm ocean waters. Satellite images of the disturbance that became Hurricane Maria in September 2017.
HURRICANE meaning: an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very strong winds that occurs especially in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Hurricane definition, a tropical cyclone of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or eastern Pacific Ocean, having sustained wind speeds of at least 64 knots (74 miles per hour, 33 meters per second): hurricanes form in waters with surface temperatures of about 80°F (27°C), intensifying as temperatures rise.
