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Look up: hurricane

  1. Hurricane
    [pipe] Hurricane is the name of a high-end bong marketed as a water pipe for tobacco use. It is manufactured in Germany by Paul Stollwerk, and is widely known for its expensive and unique design. ==Design== The Hurricane`s design is different from other pipes in that its corpus is specifical...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_(

  2. Hurricane
    [Puffy AmiYumi song] "Hurricane" is the 15th single released by Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi It is a cover of a song originally performed in 1981 by "Chanels" (later Rats & Star). ...
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  3. Hurricane
    [Westend song] "Hurricane" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in German by Westend. The song was performed eighteenth on the night, following Portugal`s Armando Gama with "Esta balada que te dou" and preceding Belgium`s Pas de Deux with "Rendez-vous". At th...
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  4. Hurricane
    [band] Hurricane was a 1980s heavy metal / glam metal rock band originally featuring current Foreigner lead vocalist Kelly Hansen (vocals/rhythm guitar), Robert Sarzo (guitar), Tony Cavazo (bass), and Jay Schellen (drums). Cavazo and Sarzo are the younger brothers of Quiet Riot`s Carlos Cava...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_(

  5. Hurricane
    HMS Hurricane was a British Hero Class destroyer of 1340 tons displacement built under the 1934 War Programme and launched in 1936 only to be sunk by enemy aircraft at Liverpool in 1941, salvaged and refitted she was later finally sunk in 1943. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  6. Hurricane
    [comics] Hurricane is a name used by many different fictional characters appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters are unrelated and include a western gunslinger, superheros, and supervillains. Hurricane (Albert Potter) was an enemy of Captain Britain and a form...
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  7. Hurricane
    [cocktail] The hurricane is an extremely sweet alcoholic drink made with fruit juice, syrup or grenadine and rum. It is one of many popular drinks served in New Orleans. The creation of this passion fruit-colored relative of a Daiquiri drink is credited to New Orleans tavern owner Pat O`Brie...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_(

  8. Hurricane
    [song] "Hurricane" is a protest song by Bob Dylan co-written with Jacques Levy, about the imprisonment of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. It compiles alleged acts of racism and profiling against Carter, which Dylan describes as leading to a false trial and conviction. ==Background== Carter and a m...
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  9. Hurricane
    A cyclonic storm, usually of tropic origin, covering an extensive area, and containing winds in excess of 75 miles per hour.
    Found on http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/swces

  10. Hurricane
    A tropical revolving storm with sustained wind speeds of more than 118 km/h (73 mph). Also known as a typhoon or cyclone.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise

  11. hurricane
    [n] - a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  12. hurricane
    (Learning Modules / Geography / Weather forecasting) A cyclone with windspeeds in excess of 120 kph is a hurricane in the Atlantic, a typhoon in the western Pacific or a tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean. The winds circulate anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  13. Hurricane
    (1) A wind of 'Force 12' (e.g. maximum) on the Beaufort Scale of wind force. Rarely experienced except in tropical revolving storms or tornadoes. Velocity of 75+ m.p.h.
    Found on http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary

  14. Hurricane
    Hurricane: A regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone. The term hurricane applies in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E. Other terms for the same type of storm, a strong tropical cyclone, include typhoon (...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  15. hurricane
    term first applied to tropical cyclones of the Caribbean Sea. By extension, to any tropical cyclone in which the wind attains great violence; by convention, to a wind of force 12 on the Beaufort scale; A tropical cyclone of wind force 12 on the Beaufort scale, that is, more than 58 knots. Hurricanes...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  16. Hurricane
    Hur'ri·cane noun [ Spanish 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 t...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/72

  17. hurricane
    A violent storm, characterised 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 drea...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  18. Hurricane
    • (n.) 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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  19. hurricane
    local name in the Caribbean, North Atlantic, and eastern North Pacific regions for a large tropical cyclone.[22 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/85

  20. Hurricane
    British single-seat fighter aircraft manufactured by Hawker Aircraft, Ltd., in the 1930s and `40s. The Hurricane was numerically the most important ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/85

  21. Hurricane
    [disambiguation] A hurricane is a tropical cyclone, occurring in the North Atlantic Ocean or the Northeast Pacific Ocean, east of the International Dateline. Hurricane may also refer to: == Places == === United States === == Food and drink == == Vehicles == == Film and television == == Ficti...
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  22. Hurricane
    An intense cyclonic storm consisting of an organized mass of thunderstorms that develops over the warm oceans of the tropics. To be classified as a hurricane, winds speeds in the storm must be greater than 118 kilometers per hour.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  23. HURRICANE
    The name for a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 74 miles per hour (65 knots) or greater in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. This same tropical cyclone is known as a typhoon in the western Pacific and a cyclone in the Indian Ocean. Related term: Dave's Dictionary
    Found on http://www.weather.com/glossary/h.html

  24. Hurricane
    See Cyclone
    Found on http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/outreac

  25. hurricane
    hurricane, tropical cyclone in which winds attain speeds greater than 74 mi (119 km) per hr. Wind speeds reach over 190 mi (289 km) per hr in some hurricanes. The term is often restricted to those storms occurring over the N Atlantic Ocean; the identical phenomenon occurring over the W Pacific Ocean...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/weather/A0



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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