hurricane en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/ (General-American) without the hurry–furry merger
- /ˈhɝɪkeɪn/ General American, Canada, hurry–furry merger
- hŭr′ĭ-kān' (Received-Pronunciation)
- hŭr′ĭ-kān' (General-American) without the hurry–furry merger
- (New-England) audio
- /ˈhʌɾɪken/ (Scotland)
- /ˈhʊɹɪkeɪn/ (Northern-England)
- hûr′ǐ-kān' General American, Canada, hurry–furry merger
- (California) audio
- (London) audio
- /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhʌɹɪkən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- hŭr′ĭ-kən (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhʌɹɪkɛjn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈhʌɾɪkeːn/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
Etymology
Etymology tree Taíno *hurakābor. Spanish huracánbor. English hurricane Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.
Meanings
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A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
Without going over the ground so well occupied by those able writers on the subject of storms — Redfield, Reid, Piddington, and Thom—it will be quite sufficient for our present purpose simply to notice the essential phænomena of revolving storms as manifested by the barometer and vane. The usual indications of a storm in connexion with these instruments are the falling of the barometer and the freshening of the wind, and it is generally considered that a rapid fall of the mercury in the hurricane regions invariably precedes the setting in of a storm. There are three classes of phænomena that present themselves to an observer, according as he is situated on the line or axis of translation, or in either the right or left hand semicircle of the storm. These will be rendered very apparent by a little attention to the annexed engraving, fig. 1. In this figure the arrow-head is supposed to be directed true north, and the hurricane—as is the case in the American storms north of the 30th parallel—to be moving towards the N.E. on the line N.E.–S.W. If the ship take the hurricane with the wind S.E.,— the letters within the two larger circles indicating the direction of the wind in the storm according to the rotation as shown by the circle of arrow-heads […]
1850, William Radcliffe Birt, “Phænomena of revolving storms”, in The Hurricane Guide: Being an Attempt to Connect the Rotatory Gale Or Revolving Storm with Atmospheric Waves. Including Instructions for Observing the Phænomena of the Waves and Storms ; with Practical Directions for Avoiding the Centres of the Latter, London, England: John Murray, Publisher to the Admiralty, pages 8-9:Whole villages have been leveled by the hurricane coastal residents braced for.
THE HURRICANE OF AUGUST 1831. Calamitous as were the many eruptions of nature by which this island [Barbados] had suffered, the aggregate destruction produced by them was probably unequal to that effected by the storm of August 1831. That of 1675, according to the description given in history, very much resembled it in appearance, duration, and fury; but the extent to which human life was sacrificed is not on record. Although many persons then perished, it is reasonable to suppose that the numbers bore no proportion to those whose loss this mourning island now deplores. The hurricane of 1780, fearfully tremendous as it was, is admitted by all living witnesses to have been far much inferior in force, and less destructive to the country ; but its protracted continuance served to effect the damage then occasioned. […] Captain Charles Cooper, of the mail-boat schooner Friends, on his arrival from Trinidad, Grenada, and St. Vincent's, reported, that on the 23rd of June he had experienced a tremendous gale five leagues to the southward of Grenada. It continued without intermission for five hours, during the whole of which time the vessel was hove nearly on her beam ends. Captain J.MᶜGregor, of His Majesty's 1st or Royal Regiment, and other passengers were on board, and every one, as well as the master and crew, expected to have been entombed by the foaming ocean. At Grenada the gale was described as more severe than any that had been experienced since the hurricane of 1780. At an early hour in the morning "the sea became considerably agitated, and sent forth a noise, which, contrasted with the stillness of the atmosphere, inspired a strange and unaccountable feeling." The morning dawned with a heavy and perturbed sky, but it was not until near noon that the hurricane commenced. Between 3 and 4 in the afternoon the tempest had attained its height, after which it gradually moderated. The damage inflicted on the country was severely felt, but with one exception there was no loss of life.
1831, Account of the Fatal Hurricane, by which Barbados Suffered in August 1831: To Which is Prefixed a Succinct Narrative of the Convulsions of the Elements, Which at Several Times Have Visited and Injured the West Indian Islands, Bridgetown, Barbados: Samuel Hyde, pages 29-31:
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(in particular) 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.
Janice was a tropical depression 10 days ago, a tropical storm 5 days ago, and a hurricane yesterday and today.
An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.
2013 March 14, Frank Fish, George Lauder, “Not Just Going with the Flow”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 01 May 2013, page 114:Near-synonyms: typhoon, cyclone
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(figuratively) A great forceful onrush.
[A]fter all thoſe Hurricans of Fury and Violence are novv blovvn over, vve enjoy a ſerene Air, and the happy quiet vvhich vve had ſo much long'd for.
1687, L[ucius] C[aecilius] F[irmianus] Lactantius, translated by Gilbert Burnet, A Relation of the Death of the Primitive Persecutors. […], Amsterdam: […] J[ohn] S[tarkey], →OCLC, paragraph I, page 56:Her hands snaked down to her sides and suddenly she had torn away the strip of lace. She threw it into the audience. There was nothing now but a single black G-string. The drums went into a hurricane of sexual rhythm.
1954, Ian Fleming, “Table Z”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 59:A movement of women who wanted to win greater rights had to be able to move forward against a hurricane of lesbian-baiting from the political establishment of the Cold War capitalists.
2006 February 5, Leslie Feinberg, “Lesbian organizing and 'red feminism'”, in Workers World:
- (qualifier:cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hurrican | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hurricanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hero-cane | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
gale · storm · breeze · typhoon (type of a cyclone) · cyclone (type of a cyclone) · tropical storm (type of a cyclone) · tropical storm · tropical depression
Deriveds
hurricane hunter · Irishman's hurricane · posthurricane · superhurricane · Paddy's hurricane · hurricane lily · Hurricane Alley · hurricane glass · medicane · snowicane · prehurricane · hyperhurricane · blizzicane · hurricaneproof · hurricane lamp · hurricane bow · hurricane party · hypercane · hurriquake · hurricanic · hurricane lantern · hurricanelike · Irish hurricane · hurricane chaser · hurricane deck · hurricane tide · fish hurricane · tornadocane
Descendants
허리케인 · เฮอริเคน · Hurrikan · hairicín · hurikán · ハリケーン · הוריקן · hariken
Hypernyms
cyclone · storm · tropical cyclone
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (194)
ga spéirling (weather phenomenon) · jv hurikan (weather phenomenon) · vi bão táp (weather phenomenon) · tr kasırga (weather phenomenon) · gv geay vooar (weather phenomenon) · cy corwyntoedd (weather phenomenon) · az burağan (weather phenomenon) · lo ສລາຕັນ (weather phenomenon) · sl orkan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · lt uraganas (weather phenomenon) · tl bagyo (weather phenomenon) · gv gaal-baarnee (weather phenomenon) · rm hurican (weather phenomenon) · th เฮอริเคน (weather phenomenon) · ca huracà (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · sk orkán (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · st sefefo (weather phenomenon) · scn uraganu (weather phenomenon) · bcl bagyo (weather phenomenon) · vro hurrikaan (weather phenomenon) · pms uragan (weather phenomenon) · ko 폭풍우 (weather phenomenon) · sh о̀рка̄н (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · fur rogan (weather phenomenon) · sc araganu (weather phenomenon) · gd doineann (weather phenomenon) · vi bão (weather phenomenon) · my လေမုန်တိုင်း (weather phenomenon) · sh у̏рага̄н (weather phenomenon) · ja ハリケーン (weather phenomenon) · gl furricán (weather phenomenon) · br avel diroll (weather phenomenon) · to afā (weather phenomenon) · bzj horikayn (weather phenomenon) · ro uragan (weather phenomenon) · yi הוראַגאַן (weather phenomenon) · et orkaan (weather phenomenon) · is fárviðri (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · sh òrkān (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · lt uraganas (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · et orkaan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · grc πρηστήρ (weather phenomenon) · mi haumātakataka (weather phenomenon) · lo ເພັດຊະຫຶງ (weather phenomenon) · de Hurrikane (weather phenomenon) · cy corwynt (weather phenomenon) · pt furacão (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · de Hurrikan (weather phenomenon) · ilo bagio (weather phenomenon) · an huracán (weather phenomenon) · mi āwhā (weather phenomenon) · ta புயல் (weather phenomenon) · es huracán (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · sl orkan (weather phenomenon) · mk ураган (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · km ខ្យល់ព្យុះ (weather phenomenon) · sw kimbunga (weather phenomenon) · br korventenn (weather phenomenon) · br korventenn (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · bg урага́н (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · lv orkāns (weather phenomenon) · cv ҫил-тӑвӑл (weather phenomenon) · ia huracan (weather phenomenon) · el ανεμοστρόβιλος (weather phenomenon) · nl orkaan (weather phenomenon) · de Orkan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · am ዐዉሎ ነፉስ (weather phenomenon) · oc auristre (weather phenomenon) · da orkan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · nl orkaan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · mk ураган (weather phenomenon) · ga spéirling (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · hi चक्रवात (weather phenomenon) · fi hurrikaani (weather phenomenon) · el κυκλώνας (weather phenomenon) · vi bão tố (weather phenomenon) · nso sedukaduka (weather phenomenon) · nn orkan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · fi hirmumyrsky (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · sk orkán (weather phenomenon) · it uragano (weather phenomenon) · nn orkan (weather phenomenon) · id hurikan (weather phenomenon) · lo ພາຍຸ (weather phenomenon) · sh ȕragān (weather phenomenon) · ru урага́н (weather phenomenon) · sv orkan (weather phenomenon) · tr urağan (weather phenomenon) · hu hurrikán (weather phenomenon) · pl huragan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · id hurikan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · hi चक्रवात (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · kha eriong (weather phenomenon) · mn догшин шуурга (weather phenomenon) · eu urakan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · ko 허리케인 (weather phenomenon) · br avel diroll (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · is fellibylur (weather phenomenon) · pl huragan (weather phenomenon) · nso ledimo (weather phenomenon) · el τυφώνας (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · az fırtına (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · stq Orkoan (weather phenomenon) · eo uragano (weather phenomenon) · fy orkaan (weather phenomenon) · af orkaan (weather phenomenon) · ca huracà (weather phenomenon) · ka ურაგანი (weather phenomenon) · nv tónteeldę́ę́ʼ níyoltsoh (weather phenomenon) · hsb hurrikan (weather phenomenon) · ms hurikan (weather phenomenon) · grc τυφώς (weather phenomenon) · ru урага́н (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · cs hurikán (weather phenomenon) · vec ragan (weather phenomenon) · sv orkan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · el τυφώνας (weather phenomenon) · war bagyo (weather phenomenon) · la huracanum (weather phenomenon) · sq stuhi (weather phenomenon) · hy մրրիկ (weather phenomenon) · haw makani pāhili (weather phenomenon) · pt furacão (weather phenomenon) · vec uragan (weather phenomenon) · ceb bagyo (weather phenomenon) · az qasırğa (weather phenomenon) · cs orkán (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · tr kasırga (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · fo ódn (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · be урага́н (weather phenomenon) · cy gyrwynt (weather phenomenon) · bzj harikayn (weather phenomenon) · hi तूफ़ान (weather phenomenon) · vo letep (weather phenomenon) · eu urakan (weather phenomenon) · ko 폭풍 (weather phenomenon) · hy հողմ (weather phenomenon) · ro uragan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · fo ódn (weather phenomenon) · ga hairicín (weather phenomenon) · nb orkan (weather phenomenon) · sl hurikán (weather phenomenon) · gl furacán (weather phenomenon) · cmn 颶風 /飓风 (weather phenomenon) · ar زَوْبَعَة شَدِيدَة (weather phenomenon) · sh ȕragān (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · sm afā (weather phenomenon) · sh òrkān (weather phenomenon) · lv viesuļvētra (weather phenomenon) · es huracán (weather phenomenon) · unm kaoxën (weather phenomenon) · mk оркан (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · kl anoraarsuaq (weather phenomenon) · af orkaan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · fi hirmumyrsky (weather phenomenon) · tet anin-fuik (weather phenomenon) · ko 하리켄 (weather phenomenon) · fr ouragan (weather phenomenon) · ja 大暴風 (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · ast furacán (weather phenomenon) · fr ouragan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · gd saighnean (weather phenomenon) · kn ಚಂಡಮಾರುತ (weather phenomenon) · uk урага́н (weather phenomenon) · eo uragano (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · gv gaardey (weather phenomenon) · uk урага́н (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · sh у̏рага̄н (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · hy փոթորիկ (weather phenomenon) · ti ሃቦብላ (weather phenomenon) · mn далайн шуурга (weather phenomenon) · cs uragán (weather phenomenon) · ja 暴風雨 (weather phenomenon) · dsb hurrikan (weather phenomenon) · io uragano (weather phenomenon) · mk оркан (weather phenomenon) · hu orkán (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · da orkan (weather phenomenon) · de Orkan (weather phenomenon) · ar إِعْصَار (weather phenomenon) · bg урага́н (weather phenomenon) · grc τυφῶν (weather phenomenon) · ja 暴風 (weather phenomenon) · it uragano (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · nb orkan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · ml ചുഴലിക്കാറ്റ് (weather phenomenon) · ka ქარიშხალი (weather phenomenon) · pa ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ (weather phenomenon) · mi huripari (weather phenomenon) · sw kimbunga (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind) · co uraganu (weather phenomenon) · sh о̀рка̄н (weather phenomenon) · bi bigwin (weather phenomenon) · vls orkoan (meteorology: a wind scale for quite strong wind)