different between hurricane vs drilling

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: h?r??-k?n, IPA^(key): /?h???k?n/
• (US) enPR: h?r??-k?n', hûr??-k?n', IPA^(key): /?h????ke?n/, /?h???ke?n/
• (accents without the "Hurry-furry" merger)
• (accents with the "Hurry-furry" merger)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurak?.

Noun

hurricane (plural hurricanes)

1. A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
2. (meteorology) A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm

Coordinate terms

• (type of a cyclone): cyclone, tropical storm, typhoon
• (meteorology): breeze, gale, storm

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• anticyclone
• wind

Etymology 2

Coined by Jeret Peterson.

Noun

hurricane (plural hurricanes)

1. (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip

See also

• (freestyle aerial skiing): rudy, randy, daffy, full, double-full, triple-full, lay, back, slap-back, stretch

Anagrams

• raunchier

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??l??/
• Rhymes: -?l??

Etymology 1

drill +? -ing

Verb

drilling

1. present participle of drill

Noun

drilling (plural drillings)

1. Act of drilling.

Derived terms

• well drilling

Translations

Etymology 2

From German drei (three).

Noun

drilling (plural drillings)

1. A long firearm with three (or rarely, four) barrels.

Translations

Etymology 3

Noun

drilling

1. A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.