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Huricane vs Whirlwind - What's the difference?

huricane | whirlwind |


As a noun whirlwind is

a violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air it usually has a rapid progressive motion.

As an adjective whirlwind is

rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour'', ''a whirlwind guide .

Typhoon vs Huricane - What's the difference?

typhoon | huricane |

Huricane is likely misspelled.


Huricane has no English definition.

As a noun typhoon

is a weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.