tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics

specifically : hurricane

Examples of tropical cyclone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the total number of tropical cyclones is expected to remain steady or even decrease slightly, the storms that do form are likely to be more intense, according to climate scientists. —Daniel Peck, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025

The 125-foot-long and 279-foot-wide facility will be able to operate in rough seas and reportedly withstand powerful tropical cyclones on Earth. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025

The previous record-holding storm, 2010’s Typhoon Megi, was located in the Pacific Ocean, where warmer waters typically permit the most powerful tropical cyclones to grow a little stronger than those in the Atlantic Ocean. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Nov. 2025

Hurricane Melissa was the most powerful tropical cyclone so far in 2025. —Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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