hurricane
A severe tropical cycloneA severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
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» Hundreds of trees in this park blew over in the hurricane.
In diesem Park wurden bei dem Orkan Hunderte von Bäumen umgeweht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Сотні дерев у цьому парку були повалені під час урагану. — deniko
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5 sensesA severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
Whole villages have been leveled by the hurricane coastal residents braced for.
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
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.
Near-synonyms: typhoon, cyclone
Janice was a tropical depression 10 days ago, a tropical storm 5 days ago, and a hurricane yesterday and today.
Hurrikan, Orkan, Hurrikane
урага́нuragán, урага́нuragán
урага́нurahán, урага́нurahán
(figuratively)A great forceful onrush.
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"full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
Examples
118 sentencesHundreds of trees in this park blew over in the hurricane.
Сотні дерев у цьому парку були повалені під час урагану. — deniko
deIn diesem Park wurden bei dem Orkan Hunderte von Bäumen umgeweht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom's house was destroyed by a hurricane.
Будинок Тома було знищено ураганом. — deniko
ruДом Тома был уничтожен ураганом. — Karok
deToms Haus wurde durch einen Orkan zerstört. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom's house was destroyed by the hurricane.
Будинок Тома було зруйновано ураганом. — deniko
ruДом Тома был разрушен ураганом. — odexed
deToms Haus wurde bei dem Orkan zerstört. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom's house got destroyed by a hurricane.
Many old buildings were destroyed by the hurricane.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā. Coined by Jeret Peterson.Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.
Coined by Jeret Peterson.
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plural: hurricanesSynonyms
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