tropical cyclone

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tropical cyclone

noun tropical cyclones

  1. broadly A rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a circular or spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain, ranging in increasing strength from tropical depressions and tropical storm to hurricanes.
  2. broadly A typhoon; a hurricane.

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noun (broad sense)

Españolciclón tropical
한국어열대저기압 yeoldaejeogiap
Portuguêsciclone tropical
Françaiscyclone tropical
Ελληνικάτροπικός κυκλώνας tropikós kyklónas
Русскийтропи́ческий цикло́н tropíčeskij ciklón
Tiếng Việtxoáy thuận nhiệt đới

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@misc{tropical_cyclone_2026,
  title = {tropical cyclone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tropical%20cyclone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}