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1. 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...
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2. Hurricane
   A cyclonic storm, usually of tropic origin, covering an extensive area, and containing winds in excess of 75 miles per hour.
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3. Hurricane
   A tropical revolving storm with sustained wind speeds of more than 118 km/h (73 mph). Also known as a typhoon or cyclone.
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4. 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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5. 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.
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6. 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.
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7. 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 (...
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8. 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...
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9. 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...
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10. 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...
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11. 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.
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12. hurricane
    local name in the Caribbean, North Atlantic, and eastern North Pacific regions for a large tropical cyclone.[22 related articles]
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13. 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]
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14. 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.
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15. 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
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16. Hurricane
    See Cyclone
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17. 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...
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18. Hurricane
    The Hawker Hurricane was a series of British single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber monoplanes of the Second World War. Various version were armed with various weaponry, typically twelve Browning 0.303 inch machine-guns, or eight Browning 0.303 inch machine-guns, or four 20 mm Hispano cannons, or tw...
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19. hurricane
    Click images to enlargeA severe depression (region of very low atmospheric pressure) in tropical regions, called typhoon in the North Pacific. It is a revolving storm originating at latitudes between 5° and 20° north or south of the Equator, when the surface temperature of the ocean is above 27°C/80...
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20. Hurricane
    A severe tropical storm (i.e., winds >64 knots) in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Eastern Pacific. The word is believed to originate from the Caribbean Indian storm god "Huracan". See also Typhoon and Cyclone.
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21. Hurricane
    – This signature cocktail of New Orleans is a potent sweet fruit punch and rum drink that is served in a special hurricane lamp glass that has become one of the most sought-after souvenirs in New Orleans. During celebrations (celebrations seem to be nightly in the New Orleans French Quarter) tourists carry their “to go” Hurricane...
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22. 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: Fiction: Music: ;Musicians ;Albums ;Songs Sports teams: People: Other uses:
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23. 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,<ref name=autogenerated1>--> which Dylan describes as leading to a false...
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24. 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`Bri...
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25. 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. Harry Kane: `Hurricane` (`Harry Kane`) was an enemy of the Two-Gun ...
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