English Dictionary

hurricane

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈhʌɹɪkən/

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

北大西洋、カリブ海、メキシコ湾、またはメキシコ西海岸沖の東太平洋などで発生する非常に強力な熱帯低気圧。風速が119 km/h（74 mph）以上で、雨、雷、雷鳴を伴い、場合によっては温帯地域に進入することもある。

After tracking the hurricane for days, the meteorologist warned residents to evacuate low-lying areas.

数日間にわたってハリケーンを追跡した後、気象学者は住民に低地から避難するよう警告した。

意味（1）

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.

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.

意味（2）

(meteorology) A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm

hurricanes （ plural ）