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Hurricane has a variety of meanings, including:

Contents 1 Weather 2 Sports 3 Military 4 Places 5 People 6 Literature 7 Films 8 Television 9 Music 10 Food and drink 11 Martial arts 12 Medicine 13 Automotive 14 Boat design 15 Other

[edit] Weather

• Hurricane, a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean
• Hurricane, the name assigned to the highest wind-speed category on the Beaufort scale

[edit] Sports

• Carolina Hurricanes, the National Hockey League franchise in North Carolina
• The Hurricanes, a.k.a. "the 'Canes", the athletic teams of the University of Miami
• The Hurricanes (Super rugby franchise), a Super 14 rugby union franchise from Wellington, New Zealand
• Lethbridge Hurricanes, a Western Hockey League team in Alberta
• WHB Hurricanes, the official name for the sports team of Westhampton Beach, New York

[edit] Military

• The Hawker Hurricane, a propeller-driven fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force
• HMS Hurricane, a destroyer of the Royal Navy
• Operation Hurricane, the name given by the British to their first nuclear test

[edit] Places

• Hurricane is the name of several places in the United States:
  • Hurricane, Alabama
  • Hurricane, Utah
  • Hurricane, West Virginia

[edit] People

• Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a former boxer whose conviction for murder was overturned
• Hurricane, the nickname of snooker player Alex Higgins
• The Hurricane, a past stage name of the professional wrestler Gregory Helms

[edit] Literature

• The Hurricane, a novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, about a Pacific Ocean hurricane
• Hurricane (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain

[edit] Films

• The Hurricane, a 1937 film directed by John Ford and starring Dorothy Lamour, based on the novel by Nordhoff and Hall
• Hurricane, a 1979 film based on the novel
• The Hurricane, a 1999 film about Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

[edit] Television

• Hurricanes (animated series), a series about a fictional soccer team

[edit] Music

• "Hurricane" (song), a Bob Dylan song about Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
• "Hurricane (The Formal Weather Pattern)", a song by Something Corporate
• "Like a Hurricane" (Neil Young song), a song by Neil Young
• "Like a Hurricane" (Ruslana song), a song by Ruslana, winner of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest

• Hurricane #1, a band consisting of Andy Bell, Alex Lowe, Will Pepper and Gareth Farmer
• The Hurricane Festival, a German rock music festival
• Hurricanes (Australian band), a Australian band featuring Terry Britten
• Hurriganes, a 1970s Finnish rock band

[edit] Food and drink

• Hurricane (drink), an alcoholic drink that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Hurricane popcorn, a snack food consisting of popcorn and mochi crunch, that originated in Hawaii

[edit] Martial arts

• Hurricane Combat Arts, a hybrid martial arts system that includes elements from Systema, Jeet Kune Do, and several other martial arts

[edit] Medicine

• Hurricane (medicine), the brand name of a numbing agent

[edit] Automotive

• Jeep Hurricane, a concept vehicle that was unveiled at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit by the manufacturer Daimler-Chrysler.
• Ford Motor Company called its planned large-displacement 6.2L V8 engine project "Hurricane".

[edit] Boat design

• Hurricane (sailboat), a sloop designed and built by the Nunes Boat Works of Sausalito, California.

[edit] Other

• Hurricane, the name of a high-end smoking pipe manufactured in Germany and sold in the US and Europe.

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