'Hurricane bird' definitions:
Definition of 'Hurricane bird'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Like the smoke in a hurricane whirl'd. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- Each guilty thought to me is A dreadful hurricane. --Massinger. [1913 Webster]
- Hurricane bird (Zool.), the frigate bird.
- Hurricane deck. (Naut.) See under Deck. [1913 Webster]