tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically : hurricane

Examples of tropical cyclone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Roughly 70% of the 63 billion-dollar tropical cyclones in the U.S. since 1980 rapidly intensified. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024 Towards the middle of the month, large-scale environmental conditions look to become more favorable for tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic Basin. Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024 These transient periods of exceptionally high ocean temperatures can super-charge tropical cyclones, while bleaching corals and harming ocean ecosystems, including fisheries that millions of people around the world depend on for food. Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2024 The data are also important for tropical cyclone forecasting in a region that experiences more than 80% of global fatalities from such events, says Roxy Mathew Koll, a climate scientist with the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for tropical cyclone 

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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 29 Sep. 2024.

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