What does hurricane mean in crosswords?

hurricane means: a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

Which crossword clues can have hurricane as the answer?

Possible clues for hurricane include "violent storm", "Cyclone with fierce winds".

Word entry · 9 letters

Best crossword clue

"violent storm"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈhʌɹɪkən/Part of speech nounSorted acehinrruStarts with HEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word

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a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.

“Whole villages have been leveled by the hurricane.”
“Near-synonyms: typhoon, cyclone”
“Janice was a tropical depression 10 days ago, a tropical storm 5 days ago, and a hurricane yesterday and today.”

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01“violent storm”9 letters

02“Cyclone with fierce winds”9 letters

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