tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically : hurricane

Examples of tropical cyclone in a Sentence

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In early June, shortly after the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season, Google unveiled a new model designed specifically to forecast the tracks and intensity of tropical cyclones. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2025 Typically, tropical cyclones are individual phenomena. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025 While the tropical cyclone isn’t expected to hit the city, it is expected to bring rough seas and deadly rip currents to New York and New Jersey shorelines. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025 The system is expected to move inland over northeastern Mexico or southern Texas by late Friday, ending its chances of tropical cyclone formation. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 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 31 Aug. 2025.

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