Hurricane (disambiguation)

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:

Weather

*A hurricane force wind is any wind of the strongest level on the Beaufort scale 74mph or greater.

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

Places

*Hurricane, Utah
*Hurricane, West Virginia
*Hurricane Deck, Missouri

ports 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 rugby franchise), Super 14 rugby union team based in Wellington, New Zealand

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

Literature

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

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"

Music

*"Hurricane" (The Hudson Taylors album), a 2002 album by The Hudson Taylors
*"Hurricane" (Eric Benét album), a 2005 album by Eric Benét
*"Hurricane" (Grace Jones album), a 2008 album by Grace Jones
*Hurricane (band), a US metal band.
*DJ Hurricane, a US rapper & DJ
*Hurricane G, a US rapper
*"Hurricane" (Athlete song), a 2007 single by British band Athlete
*Hurricanes, an Australian band featuring Terry Britten
*The Hurricanes, a band from Edinburgh, Scotland
*"Hurricane" (song), a 1975 song by Bob Dylan
*"Hurricane", a song from Natalie Imbruglia's 2001 album "White Lilies Island"
*"Hurricane", a song by Australian band Faker
*"Hurricane", a song by German singer Peter Griffin
*"Hurricane", a song by Eurodance group Cascada
*"Hurricane", a song by The Hush Sound
*Rock You Like a Hurricane, a song by The Scorpions
*"Hurricane" (hip hop song), a song by The Roots, Common and 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
*Hurricane No.1 (usually Hurricane #1), a UK pop group
*"Hurricane Streets", a song by Hey Monday

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

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.

Other

*Hurricane (pipe), a smoking pipe
*, a demolished roller coaster at the former Myrtle Beach Pavilion

ee also

*Hurriganes, a 1970s Finnish rock band