Definition of "hurricane" 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 . quotations examples
Quotations An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex . The vortex is a spinning , cyclonic mass of fluid , which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain , as well as in smoke rings , tornados and hurricanes
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