[hur.ri.cane] n [Sp huracan, fr. Taino hurakan] (1555) 1: a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles (118 kilometers) per hour or greater that occurs esp. in the western Atlantic, that is usu. accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning, and that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes
2: something resembling a hurricane esp. in its turmoil
[2]hurricane adj (1894): having or being a glass chimney providing protection from wind "a ~ lamp"