Hurricane (ride)
WordNet
noun
(1) A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , ultimately from the name of the storm god Juracán whom the Taínos believed dwelled on El Yunque mountain and, when he was upset, sent the strong winds and rain upon them.
Noun
- A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 75 miles per hour (120.7 kph) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
- a wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm
Coordinate terms
cyclone, tropical storm, typhoon breeze, gale, stormSee also
- Wikinews articles on 2005 hurricanes
- anticyclone
- wind