Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hurricane \Hur"ri*cane\, n. [Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word
   signifying, a high wind.]
   A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden
   changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain,
   thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East
   and West Indies. Also used figuratively.

         Like the smoke in a hurricane whirl'd.   --Tennyson.

         Each guilty thought to me is A dreadful hurricane.
                                                  --Massinger.

   {Hurricane bird} (Zo["o]l.), the frigate bird.

   {Hurricane deck}. (Naut.) See under {Deck}.

Source : WordNet®

hurricane
     n : a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
         moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)