Cyclone (Noun)
Meaning 1
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
A violent rotating windstorm.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- A massive cyclone struck the coast of Florida, causing widespread destruction and power outages.
- The cyclone's powerful winds tore roofs off houses and uprooted trees as it made landfall.
- Cyclone Idai was one of the deadliest tropical cyclones to hit the southern African region in decades.
- Residents of the town boarded up windows and stocked up on supplies as a cyclone warning was issued.
- The cyclone's trajectory shifted westward, threatening to make landfall in a densely populated urban area.