cyclone
About 1.19 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
- noun A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.
- noun The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
- noun A strong wind.
- noun A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator
- verb To separate using a cyclone separator.
- verb To storm as a cyclone.
- verb To whirl in spirals as a result of a cyclone or whirlwind-like force.
Similar words
hurricane whirlwind typhoon tornado storm dust extratropical twister hit disaster
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Word family
Cyclone Cyclones cyclones cyclonic cyclonically
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