a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
"The National Weather Service issued warnings as Hurricane Dorian approached the coast with sustained winds exceeding 90 miles per hour."
A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
"The pilot maneuvered his Hurricane to intercept the enemy bombers over Dover during the intense aerial combat of 1940."
"full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
A British fighter aircraft used during World War II, especially during the Battle of Britain.
In plain English: A hurricane is a very strong storm with fast winds and heavy rain that forms over warm oceans.
"The hurricane caused massive damage to the coastal towns."
Usage: Use hurricane to describe a violent tropical storm with sustained winds exceeding 74 miles per hour, not as a term for a military aircraft. The word refers strictly to severe weather systems in the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific oceans.
A locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Australia.
"The residents of Hurricane gathered at the town hall to discuss the new community garden project."
The word hurricane comes from the Spanish term huracán, which was borrowed from the Taíno language where it originally meant a powerful wind or storm. It entered English through this Spanish loanword to describe the severe tropical cyclones known today.