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hurricanes

/ˈhɜːrɪkeɪnz/ /ˌhɜːrɪˈkeɪnz/

Meanings
noun
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 :

"Hurricanes can cause a lot of damage to coastal homes and businesses. "
weather disaster nature environment ocean geography phenomena

Related Words

Illustration latitudes

latitudes noun

/ˈlætɪtjuːdz/ /ˈlætɪtuːdz/

The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

"The map showed the different climates at various latitudes, with the coldest areas near the poles and the hottest near the equator. "

Illustration accompanied

accompanied adjective

/əˈkʌmpnid/

Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.

"The accompanied minor was nervous about flying alone, but a flight attendant stayed with him until takeoff. "

Illustration devastating

devastating verb

/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈdevəˌsteɪtɪŋ/

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

"The storm devastated the entire city, leaving most buildings in ruins. "

Illustration freestyle

freestyle noun

/ˈfɹiːˌstaɪl/

A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation.

"The swimming competition included a freestyle where swimmers could choose any stroke they preferred. "

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

Illustration consisting

consisting verb

/kənˈsɪstɪŋ/

To be.

"The project consists of three main parts. "

Illustration temperate

temperate verb

/ˈtɛmpəɹət/

To render temperate; to moderate

"The teacher tried to temperate the students' excitement before the field trip so they would listen to the safety instructions. "

Illustration commentator

commentator noun

/ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/

A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.

"The sports commentator gave his opinion on the team's disappointing performance. "

Illustration businesses

businesses noun

/ˈbɪz.nɪ.sɪz/

A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

"Many small businesses in my town are struggling due to the rising cost of rent. "

Illustration highlighting

highlighting verb

/ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈhaɪˌlaɪɾɪŋ/

To make prominent; emphasize.

"The teacher was highlighting the important vocabulary words in the textbook. "

Illustration lightning

lightning noun

/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/

A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.

"Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder."