hurricane warning

[ hur-i-keyn wawr-ning, huhr- ]

/ ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn ˈwɔr nɪŋ, ˈhʌr- /

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noun Meteorology.

a notification by the National Weather Service of anticipated or occurring winds, originating from a tropical cyclone, with sustained speeds of at least 64 knots (74 miles per hour, 33 meters per second): when water levels and waves from such a system continue to be dangerously high, a hurricane warning may remain in effect even if the winds have subsided to less than hurricane force.

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Compare storm warning (def. 2).

Origin of hurricane warning

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby hurricane warning

hurricane, Hurricane Alley, hurricane deck, hurricane-force wind, hurricane lamp, hurricane warning, hurried, hurry, hurry-scurry, hurry-up, hurry up and wait

How to use hurricane warning in a sentence

There were also crashes not due to either mechanical or human error but to a lack of warning of dangerous conditions.
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Suddenly, without warning, the whole feeling of the scene changes.
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The government continues to call for calm while warning people to be on their guard.
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But we both know the warning signs and know what to do if that should happen.
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We prefer to wave away the warning signs; like The Interview, Mulholland Drive was comfortably downplayed as over-the-top satire.
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Maybe it didn't feel good to be on the hurricane deck of a good horse once more!
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Is it true that whenever we are about to do an ill or unjust deed a shadow of the fruits it will bring comes over us as a warning?
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
His repeated coughing seemed a constant warning that at any moment he might be vanquished in the struggle for becoming silence.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
I suppose that to most men such a warning would be a direct incitement to make the attempt.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Time and time again he had given warning of the approach of guerrillas, only to have his master meet them as friends.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn