The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hurricane bird
Hurricane \Hur"ri*cane\, n. [Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word signifying, a high wind.] A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively.
Like the smoke in a hurricane whirl'd.
--Tennyson.
Each guilty thought to me is
A dreadful hurricane.
--Massinger.
Hurricane bird (Zo["o]l.), the frigate bird.
Hurricane deck. (Naut.) See under Deck.
Usage examples of "hurricane bird".
The hurricane bird had blown us about for a length of time we could not conceive.