tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically : hurricane

Examples of tropical cyclone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Though most activity last season remained offshore of the U.S., Atlantic tropical cyclones caused approximately $4 billion in damage. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024 The state had already been battered by a tropical cyclone last September, when more than 30 people were killed. Fox News, 3 May 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 May. 2024.

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