Hurricanoes

Hurricanoes
Hurricano Hur`ri*ca"no, n.; pl. {Hurricanoes}. A waterspout; a hurricane. [Obs.] --Drayton. ``You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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  • Hurricano — Hur ri*ca no, n.; pl. {Hurricanoes}. A waterspout; a hurricane. [Obs.] Drayton. You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flood — n 1 *flow, stream, current, tide, flux Analogous words: *excess, superfluity, surplus: incursion, *invasion 2 Flood, deluge, inundation, torrent, spate, cataract are comparable when they mean a great or overwhelming flow of or as if of water.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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