An extremely powerful blast of air; (Meteorology) a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean with sustained wind speeds in excess of 130 knots (240 km per hour).
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Monthly Weather Review.
Definition of super-hurricane in US English:
super-hurricane
noun
An extremely powerful blast of air; (Meteorology) a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean with sustained wind speeds in excess of 130 knots (240 km per hour).
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Monthly Weather Review.