hurricane-force wind

hurricane-force wind
/herr"i kayn'fawrs' wind", -fohrs', hur"-/ or, esp. Brit., /-keuhn-/
a wind, not necessarily a hurricane, having a speed of more than 72 mph (32 m/sec): the strongest of the winds.

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