a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 mph (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone , typhoon .

a storm of the most intense severity.

anything suggesting a violent storm.

( initial capital letter ) Military . a single-seat British fighter plane of World War II, fitted with eight .303 caliber machine guns and with a top speed in excess of 300 mph (480 km/h).

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blow , cyclone , gale , line storm , monsoon , storm , tempest , tornado , tropical cyclone , tropical storm , twister , typhoon , whirlwindnotes:a hurricane is a severe tropical storm that starts east of the international date line (atlantic ocean , caribbean sea , gulf of mexico) and a typhoon is a severe tropical storm that starts west of this line (pacific ocean , china sea) , wind , windstorm