tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically : hurricane

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In 1921 Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara theorized that two vortices spinning through fluid (which is exactly what tropical cyclones are) could come close enough to each other to begin orbiting a common central point. Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025 It was previously forecasted as a potential tropical cyclone but has since gained strength. Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025 So Far So far in the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, nine tropical cyclones have formed, eight of which became named storms. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 Will there be tropical cyclone impacts in Florida? Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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