hurricane-force wind

US:USA pronunciation: respelling(hûr′i kān′fôrs′ wind′, -fōrs′, hur′- or, esp. Brit., -kən-)



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hur•ri•cane-force wind  (hûr′i kān′fôrs′ wind′, -fōrs′, hur′- or, esp. Brit., -kən-),USA pronunciation 
  1. Meteorologya wind, not necessarily a hurricane, having a speed of more than 72 mph (32 m/sec): the strongest of the winds.

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