Hurricane (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Weather 2 Military 3 Places 4 Sports Teams 5 People 6 Literature 7 Film and television 8 Music 9 Food and drink 10 Transportation 11 Other 12 See also

Originally derived from the word huracán from the Caribbean Taino Amerindian language (and first adopted into Spanish), hurricane most commonly denotes a tropical cyclone. The term is most often used for cyclones occurring in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans.

Hurricane may also refer to:

[edit] Weather

• In general international terminology, a Hurricane is any wind of the strongest level on the Beaufort scale.
• In the United States of America, Hurricane is the name assigned specifically to a tropical cyclone of sufficient intensity in the Atlantic and East Pacific..

[edit] Military

• Hawker Hurricane, a British World War II fighter aircraft
• HMS Hurricane, a destroyer of the UK Royal Navy
• Operation Hurricane, the name given by the British to their first nuclear test

[edit] Places

• Hurricane, Utah
• Hurricane, West Virginia
• Hurricane Deck, Missouri

[edit] Sports Teams

• Carolina Hurricanes, an NHL ice hockey team based in North Carolina
• Miami Hurricanes, a varsity sports teams of the University of Miami
• Hurricanes, Super 14 rugby union team based in Wellington, New Zealand.

[edit] People

• Hurricane, the nickname of snooker player Alex Higgins
• "Hurricane" Carter, nickname of Rubin Carter, an African American boxer
• The Hurricane, a past stage name of professional wrestler Gregory Helms

[edit] Literature

• The Hurricane (novel), by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
• Hurricane (comics), a Marvel Comics super-villain

[edit] Film and television

• The Hurricane (1937 film), by John Ford
• The Hurricane (1979 film), a 1979 film by Jan Troell starring Mia Farrow.
• The Hurricane (1999 film), starring Denzel Washington
• Hurricanes (TV series), about a fictional soccer team
• "Hurricane!" (Nova), episode of the PBS TV series Nova

[edit] Music

• Hurricane (band), a US metal band.
• "Hurricane" (Athlete song), a 2007 single by British Indie band Athlete
• Hurricanes, an Australian band featuring Terry Britten
• The Hurricanes, a band from Edinburgh, Scotland
• "Hurricane" (song), by Bob Dylan
• "Hurricane" (song), by Australian band Faker
• "Hurricane" (song), by Eurodance band Cascada
• "Hurricane" (hip hop song), by The Roots, Common & Mos Def
• "Hurricane", a song from the album ...And the Circus Leaves Town, by Kyuss
• "Hurricane (The Formal Weather Pattern)", a song by Something Corporate
• Hurricane Festival, a German rock music festival
• rock you like a Hurricane by ^[1]the scorpions
• Hurricane (The Hudson Taylors album), an album by the group The Hudson Taylors, which is Noel Richards, Wayne Drain and Brian Houston

[edit] Food and drink

• Hurricane (cocktail), an alcoholic drink
• Hurricane High Gravity Lager, a malt liquor produced by Anheuser-Busch
• Hurricane popcorn, a snack food consisting of popcorn and mochi crunch, originating from Hawaii

[edit] Transportation

• Honda CBR600F, originally named the Honda Hurricane
• Hurricane (hovercraft), built by Windcraft M&M Inc. of Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.
• Hurricane, project name for the Ford Motor Company's Ford Boss engine
• Jeep Hurricane, a 2005 concept vehicle
• Hurricane, a powerful British steam locomotive which hauled members of the British Royal Family during a 1950s visit to the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.
• Hurricane, the motorcycle used by Kamen Rider V3.

[edit] Other

• Hurricane (pipe), a smoking pipe
• Hurricane Combat Arts, a hybrid martial arts system
• Hurricane: Category 5, a demolished roller coaster at the former Myrtle Beach Pavilion.

[edit] See also

• Hurriganes, a 1970s Finnish rock band