HURRICANE, N. An Atmospheric Demonstration Once Very Common But Now Generally Abandoned For The Tornado And Cyclone.

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HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now
generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is
still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain
old-fashioned sea-captains. It is also used in the construction of
the upper decks of steamboats, but generally speaking, the hurricane's
usefulness has outlasted it.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

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