tropical cyclone

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tropical cyclone (plural tropical cyclones)

  1. (loosely) a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a circular/spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain, ranging in increasing strength from tropical depressions and tropical storm to hurricanes.
    1. (strictly) Typhoon; hurricane.

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