Plural of hurricane
regular plural
The plural of hurricane is hurricanes.
Forms of hurricane
| Singular | hurricane /ˈhʌɹɪkən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | hurricanes |
| Countable | countable |
Hurricanes in a sentence
- The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.2013 March, Frank Fish, George Lauder, “Not Just Going with the Flow”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the...
- This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives.From the entry survive
- A low barometric pressure is characteristic of hurricanes.From the entry barometric
- This house has survived two hurricanes.From the entry survive
- Derechos have winds as powerful as those of some hurricanes and tornadoes.2016, Bill Streever, And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind, Hachette, unnumbered page. From the entry derecho
Meaning of hurricane
- noun A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
- noun A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
- noun A great forceful onrush.
Questions about the plural of hurricane
- What is the plural of hurricane?
- The plural of hurricane is hurricanes.
- Is hurricane countable?
- Hurricane is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hurricane (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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