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- [hur-i-keyn, huhr- or, esp. British, -kuh n]
- /ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr- or, esp. British, -kən/
- /ˈhʌr.ɪ.kən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hur-i-keyn, huhr- or, esp. British, -kuh n]
- /ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr- or, esp. British, -kən/
Definitions of hurricane word
- noun hurricane a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon. 1
- noun hurricane a storm of the most intense severity. 1
- noun hurricane anything suggesting a violent storm. 1
- noun hurricane (initial capital letter) Military. a single-seat British fighter plane of World War II, fitted with eight .303 caliber machine guns and with a top speed in excess of 300 miles per hour (480 km/h). 1
- noun hurricane A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. 1
- noun hurricane storm 1
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Origin of hurricane
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Spanish huracán < Taino hurakán
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Parts of speech for Hurricane
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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hurricane popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hurricane usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hurricane
noun hurricane
- gale — Zona [zoh-nuh] /ˈzoʊ nə/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet.
- tornado — a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Compare waterspout (def 3).
- storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
- cyclone — A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
- twister — a person or thing that twists.
adjective hurricane
- cyclonic — of or relating to a cyclone.
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