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hurricane

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Main Entry:
1hur·ri·cane 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1hurricane
Pronunciation:
\ˈhər-ə-ˌkān, -i-kən, ˈhə-rə-, ˈhə-ri-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Spanish huracán, from Taino hurakán
Date:
1555
1 : a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour or greater that occurs especially in the western Atlantic, that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning, and that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes — see beaufort scale table 2 : something resembling a hurricane especially in its turmoil


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