hurricane

noun
hŭr′ĭ-kən

A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.&nbsp

Example

“Whole villages have been leveled by the hurricane.”

Other meanings

A great forceful onrush.
A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.

Example sentences

“My stream of consciousness is more like a hurricane.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“How do they predict hurricanes?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Spanish "huracán".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “hurricane” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.