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hurricane

/ˈhʌɹɪkən/ /ˈhɝɪˌkeɪn/

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Hurrikan, tropischer Wirbelsturm

A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.

Examples :

"The hurricane forced the school to close for several days. "

Der Hurrikan zwang die Schule, für mehrere Tage zu schließen.

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Orkan, Wirbelsturm

A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm

Examples :

"The hurricane warnings meant we had to stay inside all day. "

Die Orkanwarnungen bedeuteten, dass wir den ganzen Tag drinnen bleiben mussten.

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Full-Triple-Full – eine akrobatische Bewegung, bestehend aus drei Saltos und fünf Drehungen, mit einer Drehung beim ersten Salto, drei Drehungen beim zweiten Salto, einer Drehung beim dritten Salto

(aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip

Examples :

"The skier performed a stunning hurricane, impressing the judges at the freestyle skiing competition. "

Der Skifahrer führte einen atemberaubenden Full-Triple-Full aus und beeindruckte damit die Jury beim Freestyle-Skiing-Wettbewerb.

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