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Webster 1913 Edition

Hurricane

Hur′ri-cane

,
Noun.
[Sp.
hurracan
; orig. a Carib word signifying, a high wind.]
A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; – especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively.
Like the smoke in a
hurricane
whirl’d.
Tennyson.
Each guilty thought to me is
A dreadful
hurricane
.
Massinger.
Hurricane bird
(Zool.)
,
the frigate bird.
–
Hurricane deck
.
(Naut.)
See under
Deck
.

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