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Category 4 Hurricane Flossie Keeps to Its Path Toward Hawaii
West News • August 14, 2007
Hurricane Flossie roared toward Hawaii on Monday with its sustained wind increased to 140 mph, though forecasters said the Category 4 storm would weaken before passing by the islands.
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| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Semantics | Icee | Aug 15, 2007, 10:35 am |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: Semantics | Ratemaker | Aug 15, 2007, 10:22 am |
| RE: RE: RE: Semantics | Nebraskan | Aug 15, 2007, 9:25 am |
| RE: RE: Semantics | Anon | Aug 15, 2007, 12:07 am |
| RE: Semantics | Icee | Aug 14, 2007, 2:40 pm |
| Semantics | Anon | Aug 14, 2007, 2:29 pm |
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Subject: RE: Semantics
hur·ri·cane (hûr-kn, hr-)
n.
1. A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean, traveling north, northwest, or northeast from its point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains.
ty·phoon (t-fn)
n.
A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.