Synonyms for hurricane
ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr-; esp. Brit. -kənhur·ri·cane

Princeton's WordNet

1. hurricanenoun

   a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

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1. hurricanenoun

   Synonyms:
   tornado, violent gale

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1. hurricanenoun

   Synonyms:
   cyclone, tornado, typhoon

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1. List of paraphrases for "hurricane":

   typhoon, cyclone, hurricanes, tornado, storm, tornadoes, cyclones, twister, blowdown

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1. List of known nicknames for "Hurricane":

   Will C. Smith, Wendell Fite, DJ Hurricane, Hurricane, DJ, The Hurra

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1. hurricane

   Synonyms:
   North Atlantic tropical cyclone

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How to use hurricane in a sentence?

1. Dennis Feltgen:

   It is a good time to make sure you have a hurricane plan in place as well as your supplies.

2. Henry McMaster:

   This is a real hurricane we have coming, we don't want to risk one South Carolina life.

3. Janice Dean:

   The storm will then have explosive strengthening over the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic, bringing hurricane force winds and blizzard conditions for parts of coastal New England tomorrow.

4. Tricia Todd:

   You could put a hurricane through her, she would (still) go pick up her daughter.

5. David Roth:

   Alberto has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour (105 km per hour) which is about 10 miles (16 km) shy of being a hurricane. This is definitely a dangerous storm.