The hurricane's sustained winds of over 150 miles per hour uprooted centuries-old oaks and flattened coastal homes within hours.
飓风持续风速超过每小时150英里，连根拔起了数百年历史的橡树，并在数小时内夷平了沿海房屋。
Which choice best defines “hurricane”?
D — Violent windstorm. “hurricane” means violent windstorm.
Which word means “violent windstorm”?
A — hurricane. “hurricane” means violent windstorm.
hurricane — violent windstorm. In Chinese: 飓风，狂风.
hurricane is pronounced /ˈhɜːrɪkeɪn/.
The hurricane's sustained winds of over 150 miles per hour uprooted centuries-old oaks and flattened coastal homes within hours. (飓风持续风速超过每小时150英里，连根拔起了数百年历史的橡树，并在数小时内夷平了沿海房屋。)
cyclone, typhoon, tempest — all close in meaning to hurricane (violent windstorm).
Yes. hurricane is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
hurricane (hurricane).