English Explanatory Dictionary

hurriquake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An incidence of a hurricane and an earthquake occurring in quick succession.

Word forms

hurriquake hurriquakes

Etymology

Blend of hurricane + earthquake. First attested in 1999 as a nonce word.

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