tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically : hurricane

Examples of tropical cyclone in a Sentence

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Hurricane season still swirling:Rafael could threaten US later this week Patty no longer a tropical cyclone The hurricane center said Monday that Patty is no longer a tropical storm or cyclone in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 The system, which is moving eastwards in the opposite direction to the U.S., has the same likelihood of becoming a tropical cyclone across the next 7 days. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Their results indicated that the number of potentially tornadic storms produced by tropical cyclones could increase between 56% to 299% by mid-century, assuming the pace of fossil fuel pollution remains steady. Evan Bush, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024 Tornado activity can be grouped into three seasons: spring, tropical cyclone season, and late fall and winter. Stephany Matat, Isabella O'Malley, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tropical cyclone 

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tropical cyclone was in 1851

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“Tropical cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20cyclone. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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