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English → English (gcide) Definition: Hurricane bird Hurricane \Hur"ri*cane\, n. [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. [1913 Webster] Like the smoke in a hurricane whirl'd. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Each guilty thought to me is A dreadful hurricane. --Massinger. [1913 Webster] Hurricane bird (Zo["o]l.), the frigate bird. Hurricane deck. (Naut.) See under Deck. [1913 Webster]