hurricane

  • 31hurricane — See cyclone. See cyclone, hurricane, tornado …

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  • 32hurricane — [16] European voyagers first encountered the swirling winds of the hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, and they borrowed a local word to name it – Carib huracan. This found its way into English via Spanish. (An early alternative… …

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  • 33hurricane — [[t]hʌ̱rɪkən, AM hɜ͟ːrɪkeɪn[/t]] hurricanes N COUNT A hurricane is an extremely violent wind or storm …

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  • 34hurricane — /ˈhʌrəkən / (say huruhkuhn), / keɪn/ (say kayn) noun 1. a violent tropical cyclonic storm. 2. a storm of the most intense severity. 3. Meteorology a wind of Beaufort scale force 12, i.e. with average wind speed of more than 63 knots, or more than …

  • 35hurricane — uraganas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Nepaprastai smarkus ilgai pučiantis vėjas, kurio greitis daugiau kaip 33 m/s arba 12 balų pagal Beauforto (Boforto) skalę. atitikmenys: angl. hurricane vok. Orkan, m rus. ураган, m …

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  • 36hurricane — taifūnas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Atogrąžų ciklonas, pasiekiantis griaunamąją uragano arba štormo jėgą. Slenka 20–30 km/h greičiu (kartais padidėja iki 30–50 km/h). Dažnas Ramiojo vandenyno pakrantėse. atitikmenys:… …

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  • 37hurricane — A violent storm characterized by the vehemence of the wind and its sudden changes. Queen Ins. Co. v Hudnut Co. 8 Ind App 22, 26, 35 NE 397. Known in recent years as a storm originating in tropical seas, often moving to land in the temperate zone …

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  • 38hurricane — [16] European voyagers first encountered the swirling winds of the hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, and they borrowed a local word to name it – Carib huracan. This found its way into English via Spanish. (An early alternative… …

    Word origins

  • 39Hurricane preparedness for New Orleans — Hurricane preparedness in New Orleans has been an issue since the city s early settlement because of the city s location.New Orleans was built on a delta marsh. Unlike the first two centuries of its existence, today, a little less than half of… …

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  • 40Hurricane Ioke — Hurricane/Typhoon Ioke Typhoon (JMA) Category 5 Hurricane/Super Typhoon (SSHS) …

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