"hurriquake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hurriquakes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of hurricane + earthquake. First attested in 1999 as a nonce word. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|hurricane|earthquake}} Blend of hurricane + earthquake, {{etydate/the|1999}} 1999, {{etydate|1999|nodot=1}} First attested in 1999 Head templates: {{en-noun}} hurriquake (plural hurriquakes)
  1. (neologism) An incidence of a hurricane and an earthquake occurring in quick succession. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Weather
    Sense id: en-hurriquake-en-noun-T6TjnT5- Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms

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