tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically : hurricane

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In addition, there are separate lists for typhoons in the western Pacific and tropical cyclones in Australia and the Indian Ocean. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025 The high water vapor content in the atmosphere also helped contribute to extreme precipitation events and to rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones such as hurricanes Helene and Milton. Andrew Freedman, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025 Honde was a tropical cyclone in the Mozambique Channel Wednesday afternoon Eastern time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. William B. Davis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 Researchers found that the number of tornadoes produced by tropical cyclones could increase from 56% to 299%. Samantha Putterman, Austin American-Statesman, 19 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 19 Mar. 2025.

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