飓风 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hurricane noun A powerful rotating tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, typically forming over the Atlantic or eastern Pacific.
Senses
飓风 is used for these senses in English:
- hurricane A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye. [16th c.]
- hurricane (in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes. [20th c.]
hurricane — full definition
- noun A powerful rotating tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, typically forming over the Atlantic or eastern Pacific.
- noun Any sudden, overwhelming rush of activity, emotion, or force.
- noun A sweet rum-based cocktail typically made with passion fruit and lemon juice.
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