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1. A severe, rotating tropical storm with heavy rains and cyclonic winds exceeding 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour. Hurricanes originate in the tropical parts of the Atlantic Ocean or the Caribbean Sea and move generally northward. They lose force when they move over land or colder ocean waters. See Note at cyclone.
2. a extremely strong wind, usually accompanied by foul weather, more than 65 knots on the Beaufort scale.
3. A severe tropical storm rated 12 on the Beaufort scale.
4. a violent storm with winds blowing at over 120 kilometres per hour. orkaan إعْصار ураган furacão uragán der Hurrikan orkan τυφώνας, κυκλώναςhuracán orkaan طوفان hurrikaani ouraganהוריקן प्रभंजन, तूफान orkan hurrikán topan fellibylur; fárviðri uragano, ciclone ハリケーン 허리케인 uraganas orkāns; viesuļvētra hurikan orkaanorkanhuragan طوفان furacão uragan ураган uragán orkan uragan orkan พายุเฮอริเคน kasırga 颶風 ураган بارش کا طوفان اور جھکّڑ bão 飓风
5. A severe tropical cyclone having winds greater than 64 knots (74 miles per hour; 119 kilometers per hour), originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean, traveling north, northwest, or northeast from its point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains.
6. A wind with a speed greater than 64 knots (74 miles per hour; 119 kilometers per hour per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
7. Something resembling a hurricane in force or speed.
8. (Physical Geography) a severe, often destructive storm, esp a tropical cyclone
9. (Physical Geography) a. a wind of force 12 or above on the Beaufort scale
10. anything acting like such a wind

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