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单词 hurricane
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hur•ri•cane /ˈhɜrɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Meteorologya violent tropical storm, esp. of the W North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or greater than 74 mph (33 m/sec).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hur•ri•cane  (hûri kān′, hur- or, esp. Brit., -kən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Meteorologya violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 mph (32 m/sec). Cf. tropical cyclone, typhoon.
  2. Meteorologya storm of the most intense severity.
  3. anything suggesting a violent storm.
  4. Military(cap.) 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 mph (480 km/h).
  • Taino hurakán
  • Spanish huracán
  • 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkən -keɪn/ n
  1. a severe, often destructive storm, esp a tropical cyclone
  2. a wind of force 12 or above on the Beaufort scale
Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish huracán, from Taino hurakán, from hura wind
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