Orkan

Hurricane was borrowed in the 17th century from the Dutch orkaan this from spanish huracán "Cyclone ". Linguist lead the word origin back to the Taíno in the Caribbean, where he is said to have referred to a storm god. It stands for:

  • Hurricane winds with speeds of at least 32.7 m / s ( 117.7 km / h = 64 kn)
  • R4M Orkan, a German rocket type from the Second World War
  • M -87 Orkan, a Yugoslav rocket launcher from the 1980s
  • ORP Orkan, name of several ships of Polish
  • ... Then came the hurricane, American Drama (1937 )
  • Hurricane, Turkish male first name, see Orhan

Gale is a surname and may refer to:

  • Senih hurricane (1932-2008), Turkish film actor
  • Władysław Orkan (1875-1930), Polish writer of Young Poland period
  • Disambiguation
M-87 Orkan
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