Meaning of the word hurricane

ураганный, штормовой, ураган, буря, тропический циклон, взрыв

существительное ↓

глагол

- дуть с ураганной силой

Словосочетания

economic news that unleashed a hurricane on the trading floor — экономические новости, которые вызвали настоящую бурю на бирже  
sentient of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane — ощущающий опасность, порождённую надвигающимся ураганом  
The hurricane demolished houses in its path. — Ураган разрушил дома на своём пути.  
severe / violent hurricane — сильный ураган  
the eye of a hurricane — центр урагана  
hurricane season — сезон ураганов  
to surf hurricane waves — заниматься сёрфингом во время сильного шторма  
hurricane victim — жертва урагана  
severe [violent] hurricane — сильный ураган  
hurricane insurance — страхование от последствий урагана  
hurricane watch — предупреждение о возможности урагана  
hurricane bow — закрытая носовая часть авианосца; закрытая носовая часть  
hurricane-resistant bow — закрытая носовая часть авианосца; закрытая носовая часть  

Примеры с переводом

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): hurricane
мн. ч.(plural): hurricanes

The word «hurricane» is widely known and recognized, but its etymology is lesser-known.

Named for Mayan God

The English word «hurricane» comes from the Taino (the indigenous people of the Caribbean and Florida) word «Huricán,» who was the Carib Indian god of evil.

Their Huricán was derived from the Mayan god of wind, storm, and fire, «Huracán.» When the Spanish explorers passed through the Caribbean, they picked it up and it turned into «huracán,» which remains the Spanish word for hurricane today. By the 16th century, the word was modified once again to our present-day «hurricane.» 

(Hurricane isn’t the only weather word with roots in the Spanish language. The word «tornado» is an altered form of the Spanish words tronado, which means thunderstorm, and tornar, «to turn.»)   

Not Hurricanes Until 74 mph

We tend to call any swirling storm in the tropical ocean a «hurricane,» but this isn’t true. Only when a tropical cyclone’s maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph or more do meteorologists classify it as a hurricane.  

Not Called Hurricanes Everywhere

Tropical cyclones have different titles depending on where in the world they are located.

Mature tropical cyclones with winds of 74 mph or more that exist anywhere in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern or central North Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line are called hurricanes.

Mature tropical cyclones that form in the Northwest Pacific basin—the western part of the North Pacific Ocean, between 180° (the International Date Line) and 100° East longitude are called typhoons. Such tempests within the North Indian Ocean between 100° E and 45° E are simply called cyclones.

Names for Tracking

Since storms can last for weeks and more than one storm can occur at once in the same body of water, they’re given male and female names to reduce confusion about which storm forecasters are communicating about to the public.

In the early 1800s, storms originally were named for a Saint’s Day when it occurred.

Australian meteorologist Clement Wragge reportedly gave women’s names to tropical storms in the late 1800s. U.S. military meteorologists followed the same practice in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, and the United States formally adopted it in 1953 after first considering a phonetic alphabet: Able, Baker, Charlie.

In 1978, men’s names began to be used, and now male and female names are alternated. The World Meteorological Organization has established a rotating list of six years worth of names, thus repeating every seven years.

Names are retired, however, when a storm causes massive loss of life or property damage since bringing back the name would cause painful memories for those affected.

Named for People They Impact

Many storm names are unique to the basin they exist in and regions they impact. This is because names are lifted from those popular in the nations and territories of the lands within that basin.

For example, tropical cyclones in the northwest Pacific (near China, Japan, and the Philippines) receive names common to the Asian culture as well as names taken from those of flowers and trees.  

Updated by Tiffany Means

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• Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names

In the Nothern hemisphere, the term hurricane is usually used to describe the kind of storm that recently hit Myanmar. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I use the term hurricane to point out some failures and reactions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The term hurricane denotes a tropical cyclone whose maximum sustained wind speed is at least 74 miles per hour. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Environmentalists, meanwhile, are hoping the measures will slow down development in sensitive areas, and business groups have hailed the reinsurance bill as an important step in reducing what they call «hurricane taxes,» the assessments on consumers and businesses to pay off posthurricane bonds. ❋ Leslie Scism (2012)

By the way, the word hurricane comes from the Caribbean god of evil, hurican. ❋ Don Lipman (2010)

I knew he was a chicken-shit when he hid behind his pet goat at 9/11 but hiding behind kids during a hurricane is the lowest he can get. ❋ Unknown (2006)

However, that does not mean that the federal response AFTER the hurricane is any better by comparison. ❋ Unknown (2005)

It’s not as if the hurricane is an hour away from hitting and it’s either the dog’s life or the old lady, each vying for the last spot on the bus. ❋ Unknown (2005)

This hurricane is acting like it’s working for the Fitzgerald investigation; no one seems to know where it’s going to go and what it’s going to do. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Listen, the only scary thing in FL after a hurricane is your insurance adjuster! ❋ Unknown (2005)

In Category 7 the main character IS the hurricane, in The Mote – the characters rule the story and the hurricane is the backdrop. ❋ Deep_bluze (2005)

The president, finally, has decided that the hurricane is a problem. ❋ Unknown (2005)

VERJEE: Wolf, what we call a hurricane is called a tropical cyclone in Australia and other parts of Asia. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A cyclone is what you call a hurricane in that part of the Pacific. ❋ Unknown (2006)

BONANO: Absolutely, when you consider the fact that we actually live below sea level and we’re — our borders are wrung with what we call hurricane protection levies that are meant to keep the Gulf of Mexico out. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Page 35 up to a region where the great storm — which we call a hurricane — had torn up the pine trees by the roots. ❋ Unknown (1862)

Edwards is in the middle of what she calls a «hurricane,» a media hubbub she’s been through before, on her debut album Failer in 2003. ❋ Brad Wheeler (2012)

But he also warned that, in general, a «hurricane» is heading toward Democrats on Election Day, and that there is little they can do to avert it at this stage of the campaign. ❋ Gerald F. Seib (2010)

The only stimulus money which could go towards Shuttle is the $50 million in hurricane recovery money. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Hurricanes] are far more powerful then the storms [the sky] creates on its own. They are just another reason [the ocean] must be destroyed. ❋ Ocean Truth Society (2005)

❋ Nobody (2003)

[Brace] for [the smooth] taste- hurricane ❋ John (2005)

[Last night] i [gave] my [girfriend] a hurricane. ❋ Luke Joe (2008)

Why is there [piss on] [the seat]?» «Because he [hurricaned] me! ❋ Makld2010bitches (2010)

«Francis had 9 too many [Jagerbombs] last night, and ended up losing his wallet, calling his ex-girlfriend 15 times, and urinating in a public place, where he was arrested. It was later found that he punched a whole in the wall of his room and [urinated] on his roommates door, leaving a clear path of [the hurricane‘s] destruction behind him.» ❋ Atpar (2008)

[Aw] not hurricane, [anything] but that [nigger piss] ❋ Tezeria (2005)

[dood] did you see Mike [McGlynn] man hes a [fuckin] hurricane!!!!!!! ❋ HURR1CANES (2004)

«[My little sister] got [chased] by hurricane today»
«[AWSOME]!» ❋ Whymanwhy (2004)

[Man] that hurricane is [the best]. ❋ Thisguy0421 (2008)