Definition of "hurricane" []

• A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean, traveling north, northwest, or northeast from its point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains. (noun)
• A wind with a speed greater than 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale. (noun)
• Something resembling a hurricane in force or speed. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "In the Nothern hemisphere, the term hurricane is usually used to describe the kind of storm that recently hit Myanmar."
• "I use the term hurricane to point out some failures and reactions."
• "The term hurricane denotes a tropical cyclone whose maximum sustained wind speed is at least 74 miles per hour."