/ ˈhʌrɪkən; NAmE ˈhɜːrəkən; -keɪn/ noun
a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean :
hurricane-force winds
Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida.
—compare cyclone , typhoon
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Spanish huracán , probably from Taino hurakán god of the storm.