Hurricane (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Weather 2 Military 3 Places 4 People 5 Literature 6 Film and television 7 Music 8 Food and drink 9 Transportation 10 Other 11 See also

Originally derived from the word huracán from the Caribbean Taino Amerindian language (and first adopted into Spanish), hurricane most commonly denotes a tropical cyclone. The term is most often used for cyclones occurring in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans.

Hurricane may also refer to:

[edit] Weather

• In general international terminology, a Hurricane is any wind of the strongest level on the Beaufort scale.
• In the United States of America, Hurricane is the name assigned specifically to a tropical cyclone of sufficient intensity in the Atlantic and East Pacific basins.

[edit] Military

• Hawker Hurricane, a British WW2 fighter aircraft
• HMS Hurricane, a destroyer of the UK Royal Navy
• Operation Hurricane, the name given by the British to their first nuclear test

[edit] Places

• Hurricane, Utah, U.S.A.
• Hurricane, West Virginia, U.S.A.
• Hurricane Deck, Missouri

[edit] People

• Carolina Hurricanes, an NHL ice hockey team based in North Carolina
• Hurricane, the nickname of snooker player Alex Higgins
• "Hurricane" Carter, nickname of Rubin Carter, an African American boxer
• The Hurricane, a past stage name of professional wrestler Gregory Helms

Wellington Hurricanes. Super 14 rugby Union team in New Zealand

[edit] Literature

• The Hurricane (novel), by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
• Hurricane (comics), a Marvel Comics super-villain

[edit] Film and television

• The Hurricane (1937 film), by John Ford
• The Hurricane (1979 film), a 1979 film by Jan Troell starring Mia Farrow.
• The Hurricane (1999 film), starring Denzel Washington
• Hurricanes (TV series), about a fictional soccer team

[edit] Music

• Hurricane (band), a US metal band
• Hurricane (rapper), a US rapper
• "Hurricane", a 2007 single by Athlete
• Hurricanes, an Australian band featuring Terry Britten
• The Hurricanes, a band from Edinburgh, Scotland
• "Hurricane" (song), by Bob Dylan
• "Hurricane" (song), by Australian band Faker
• "Hurricane" (hip hop song), by The Roots, Common & Mos Def
• "Hurricane", a song from the album ...And the Circus Leaves Town, by Kyuss
• "Hurricane (The Formal Weather Pattern)", a song by Something Corporate
• Hurricane Festival, a German rock music festival
• "Hurricane", a song by British Indie band Athlete

[edit] Food and drink

• Hurricane (cocktail), an alcoholic drink
• Hurricane High Gravity Lager, a malt liquor produced by Anheuser-Busch
• Hurricane popcorn, a snack food consisting of popcorn and mochi crunch, originating from Hawaii

[edit] Transportation

• Honda CBR600F, originally named the Honda Hurricane
• Hurricane (hovercraft), built by Windcraft M&M Inc. of Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.
• Hurricane, project name for the Ford Motor Company's Ford Boss engine
• Jeep Hurricane, a 2005 concept vehicle
• Hurricane, a powerful British steam locomotive which hauled members of the British Royal Family during a 1950s visit to the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.

[edit] Other

• Hurricane (pipe), a smoking pipe
• Hurricane Combat Arts, a hybrid martial arts system
• Hurricane: Category 5, a demolished roller coaster at the former Myrtle Beach Pavilion.

[edit] See also

• Hurriganes, a 1970s Finnish rock band

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