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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hurricane \Hur"ri*cane\, n. [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.
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         Like the smoke in a hurricane whirl'd.   --Tennyson.
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         Each guilty thought to me is
         A dreadful hurricane.                    --Massinger.
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   Hurricane bird (Zool.), the frigate bird.

   Hurricane deck. (Naut.) See under Deck.
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