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nouna severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)type of:part of:
Definition that contains hurricane
- noaa an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather
- wind scale an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
- beaufort scale an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
- national oceanic and atmospheric administration an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather