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a
: a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain
b
: tornado
2
: any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (such as solid particles from gases)
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Justin Ballard, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2024
When cyclones wheel into the bay, storm surge pushes salt water inland, flooding the area.
—Mahadi Al Hasnat, Vox, 30 May 2024
These destructive storms spooled up in an unusually active hurricane season, driven by extreme heat in the Atlantic Ocean and a shift to La Niña in the Pacific Ocean, which create the ideal air and water conditions for cyclones.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024
On November 13, 1970, a devastating cyclone struck East Pakistan, a province dominated by the Bengali ethnic group and physically separated from the rest of Pakistan by India.
—Harold H. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2014
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Noun
Winds too far north, too stable Tropical waves of low air pressure, which can develop into cyclones, recently have shown a propensity to emerge north of the Main Development Region, a swath of the tropical Atlantic Ocean that spawns most major hurricanes.
—Justin Ballard, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2024
When cyclones wheel into the bay, storm surge pushes salt water inland, flooding the area.
—Mahadi Al Hasnat, Vox, 30 May 2024
These destructive storms spooled up in an unusually active hurricane season, driven by extreme heat in the Atlantic Ocean and a shift to La Niña in the Pacific Ocean, which create the ideal air and water conditions for cyclones.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024
On November 13, 1970, a devastating cyclone struck East Pakistan, a province dominated by the Bengali ethnic group and physically separated from the rest of Pakistan by India.
—Harold H. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2014
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclone. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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