Cyclone

Quick meaning: Cyclone is a noun meaning (specifically) A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.

Meaning

(specifically) A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.

More Meanings

1. (informal) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
2. (informal) A strong wind.
3. A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator
4. To separate using a cyclone separator.
5. To storm as a cyclone.
6. To whirl in spirals as a result of a cyclone or whirlwind-like force.
7. (loosely) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: storm

Near-synonyms: typhoon, hurricane

What difference if it rained, hailed, blew, snowed, cycloned?

Pine needles cycloned wildly as Jan swung her car into the Institute's parking lot.

Word Forms

• cyclones
• cycloning
• cycloned

Synonyms for cyclone

Depending on context, synonyms include storm, typhoon, hurricane.

Antonyms for cyclone

Common opposites include anticyclone.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hurricane, whirlwind, typhoon, tornado, storm, dust.

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