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cyclone

About 1.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
  2. noun A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.
  3. noun The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
  4. noun A strong wind.
  5. noun A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator
  6. verb To separate using a cyclone separator.
  7. verb To storm as a cyclone.
  8. 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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