Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as hurricane.
  • noun A waterspout.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A waterspout; a hurricane.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A waterspout; a hurricane.

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Examples

  • Nevertheless, Treviscoe felt his blood churn like a great hurricano.

    The Two Minute Rule 2006

  • (Heylin) or ‘escalado’ (Holland) ‘escalade’; ‘granada’ (Hacket) ‘grenade’; ‘parada’ (J. Taylor) ‘parade’; ‘emboscado’ (Holland) ‘stoccado’, ‘barricado’, ‘renegado’, ‘hurricano’ (all in Shakespeare),

    English Past and Present Richard Chenevix Trench 1846

  • Hurricane Murders: John Egland, U.S. Solider, Wanted In Multiple Homicides 'To All The Fine Girls In Zone A' Makes Modest Hurricane Irene Proposal (VIDEO) Hurricane Irene 2011: FEMA Praised By Governors For Storm Response Drunk Girl Talks Hurricane Irene Preparation On CBS Baltimore News Affiliate (VIDEO) No drivo tu car en el hurricano.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

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