Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hurricane"
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) 1.7 (wn)
hurricane
n : a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
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