1
a
: a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain
b
: tornado
2
: any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (such as solid particles from gases)
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Luis Alberto Cruz, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Scott Porter’s Mayor Paul Randolph has quite the arc in Ginny & Georgia Season 3, in which he gets caught up in the cyclone that is Georgia Miller’s (Brianne Howey) murder trial.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 June 2025
But the removable and washable filters extend the vacuum’s shelf life, and the interior cyclone system can also be removed and washed.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025
Alfred ‒ called a cyclone, not a hurricane in that part of the world ‒ is taking aim Friday on Brisbane, Queensland's state capital.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The cyclone is in the eastern Pacific about 55 miles south-southwest of Puerto Angel in Mexico.
—Luis Alberto Cruz, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Scott Porter’s Mayor Paul Randolph has quite the arc in Ginny & Georgia Season 3, in which he gets caught up in the cyclone that is Georgia Miller’s (Brianne Howey) murder trial.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 June 2025
But the removable and washable filters extend the vacuum’s shelf life, and the interior cyclone system can also be removed and washed.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025
Alfred ‒ called a cyclone, not a hurricane in that part of the world ‒ is taking aim Friday on Brisbane, Queensland's state capital.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclone. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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