Hurricano
Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-010542
An obsolete English form of hurricane, from the Spanish huracán, used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries both for a violent storm and for a waterspout. Shakespeare's plural hurricanoes in King Lear is usually read as waterspouts. It is no longer a meteorological term, and the National Hurricane Center has no storm category or regional name by this form.
| Identifier | MLC-T-MET-010542 |
|---|---|
| Field | Meteorology and atmospheric science |
| See also | Hurricane |
Record as JSON
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