Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hurricane

Hurricane , noun

[Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word signifying, a high wind.]

A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively.
Like the smoke in a hurricane whirl'd. — Tennyson
Each guilty thought to me is A dreadful hurricane. — Massinger
Collocations (2)
Hurricane bird (Zoology) , the frigate bird.
Hurricane deck (Nautical) , See under Deck.