tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically : hurricane

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Super Typhoon Sinlaku, powerful tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean that cut across the islands of Tinian and Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands and brought high winds and heavy rain to Guam and Rota in April 2026. John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026 On Tuesday, April 7, the airline told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that their aircraft was traveling from Sydney to Nadi when harsh weather conditions from a tropical cyclone forced the plane to divert to Tonga. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026 Ninety-seven percent of tropical cyclone activity occurs during this time period, NOAA said. Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 The pattern also generally favors more tropical cyclone activity in the Pacific while suppressing storm development in the Atlantic. Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tropical cyclone

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 22 Apr. 2026.

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