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hurricane
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(Noun) a tropical typhoon which forms itself in the North Atlantic OceanUsage: As a category 5 hurricane, Katrina devastated New Orleans and left many homeless.
(Noun) A tropical low-pressure system with spiral bands rotating around a closed-circulation(or relatively clear calm eye).
Usage: Hurricane Elizabeth is steadily gaining strength.
(Noun) A storm with a violent wind (74mph or more velocity) and usually very heavy rain
Usage: The devastion and damage the hurricane did changed forever the lives of the ones who escaped death!
(Noun) Hurricanes are tropical cyclones with winds that exceed 64 knots or 74mph.
They move in a clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere and anti- clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
Usage: How does a hurricane form?
(Noun) A British fighter airplane of the 1930s and early 1940s.
Usage: While Hurricanes were the dominant defense aircraft in the Battle of Britain, they were gradually replaced by Spitfires as the years went on.
(Noun) A tropical storm that can cause major damages, usually by water.
Something that is really windy/rainy.
Usage: The hurricane destroyed the whole town.
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