tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically : hurricane

Examples of tropical cyclone in a Sentence

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There are many other years in which temperatures remained warm enough for tropical cyclone activity outside of the June to November window and that is reflected in the graphic below. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 The area of low pressure, located south of Cuba, currently has a 50 percent chance of reaching tropical cyclone strength in the coming seven days, according to National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasts. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Since official Atlantic tropical cyclone recordkeeping began some 174 years ago, nearly 600 tropical storms or hurricanes have struck the mainland U.S. shoreline. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024 How the ocean gets so filthy after a major storm Hurricanes are tropical cyclones typically categorized with a 1 to 5 rating based on wind speed. Julia Ries, SELF, 16 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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