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# hurricane

noun (a hurricane, hurricanes)

«hurricane» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hurricane is a very strong storm with violent winds and heavy rain that forms over warm seas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurricane/#m1)
2. Hurricane-force winds are winds of more than about 120 kilometres an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurricane/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons hurricanes form over warm oceans and spin around a calm centre called the eye; they are called typhoons or cyclones in other places. In safety lessons families prepare, follow warnings and evacuate. Phrases: «hurricane season», «the eye of the hurricane», «hurricane warning».

### Examples

- The hurricane knocked down trees and power lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurricane/#x1)
- Hurricanes form over warm oceans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurricane/#x2)
- The eye of the hurricane is calm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurricane/#x3)
- Families left their homes before the hurricane hit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurricane/#x4)
- Hurricane season is in late summer and autumn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurricane/#x5)
- Each hurricane is given a name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurricane/#x6)
- The wind was blowing at hurricane force. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurricane/#x7)
- He mounted the Billy-goat, pressed his heels into its sides, and galloped down the high street like a hurricane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurricane/#x8)

### Note

Countable. Same storm, different names: hurricane (Atlantic, east Pacific), typhoon (west Pacific), cyclone (Indian Ocean, Australia). Myth: the calm eye does not mean the storm is over; strong winds return.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hurricane» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hurricane/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hurricane» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hurricane.html) on Mova free.