Hurricane

hurricane

(Many regional names.) A tropical cyclone with 1-min average surface (10 m) winds in excess of 32 m s⁻¹ (64 knots) in the Western Hemisphere (North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern and central North Pacific east of the date line).
The name is derived from "huracan," a Taino and Carib god, or "hunraken," the Mayan storm god. For a more complete discussion, see tropical cyclone.

Term edited 11 December 2020.

1. The intercommunicating body of saltwater occupying the depressions of the earth's surface.

Name given a tropical cyclone (hurricane) in parts of the Greater Antilles.