MEANING
A weather system with winds circulating around a low-pressure center.
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Words that belong together
- tropical cyclone
- extratropical cyclone
On the page
The cyclone brought heavy rain to the coast.
Word forms
- Base
- cyclone
Usage notes
Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular cyclone; plural cyclones. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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