tropical storm

noun

: a tropical cyclone with strong winds of over 39 miles (63 kilometers) per hour but less than hurricane intensity

Examples of tropical storm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The next tropical storm that forms anywhere in the basin will be named Cristobal. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Typhoon Dolphin was the third tropical storm to hit China’s east coast in the past five weeks, with heavy rain and 90-mile-per-hour winds forcing ships to take shelter and leading airports to cancel hundreds of flights on Sunday and Monday. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

Forecasters continued to raise the likelihood of at least a tropical depression, if not a tropical storm, developing in the mid-Atlantic by the latter half of the week. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

After weakening to a tropical storm, Dolphin killed 10 people in the Philippines and caused flooding in China, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to relocate. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tropical storm

• cuneiform
• iodoform
• nonuniform
• brainstorm
• conform
• deform
• firestorm
• hailstorm
• inform
• landform
• lukewarm
• perform

Kids Definition

tropical storm

noun

: a cyclone in or originating in the tropics that has very strong winds of less than hurricane strength