hurricane

hurricane
noun
ADJECTIVE
major, powerful
HURRICANE + VERB
hit sth, strike (sth)

A hurricane hit the city yesterday at 5 p.m.

come

We had been warned there was a hurricane coming.

damage sth, destroy sth, devastate sth

The fields were devastated by the hurricane.

blow

The hurricane blew ashore near San Fernando.

HURRICANE + NOUN
force

hurricane-force winds

warning
damage, victim
relief
season
PREPOSITION
in a/the hurricane

The roof blew off in a hurricane.

PHRASES
the eye of the hurricane (= the central point)

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