cyclone

noun

Definition of cyclonenext
as in hurricane

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Recent Examples of cyclone The Central province was the hardest hit by that cyclone and the government is struggling to rebuild roads, railways and houses in the region. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Because of battering wind shear, the convective storms typical of the center of a cyclone are in a band over the Gulf to Bertha's south and southeast. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Interiors are accented with design touches culled from the pair’s travels to Morocco, India, and Europe, while cyclone-resistant walls of glass provide a seamless connection to the tropical surroundings. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 July 2026 The cyclone is forecast to be a category five super typhoon with winds that could reach 180 miles (290 kilometers) per hour and gusts of 215 miles (346 kilometers) per hour, Montvila said. — Sophie Austin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cyclone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclone
  1. hurricane
  2. typhoon
Noun
  • Earlier this month as a hurricane, the outer bands of Lala battered Hawaii and caused destructive flooding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • As of Tuesday morning, the hurricane center upped its chances of becoming a tropical depression or storm in the next two to seven days to 70%.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurricane
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  • According to the Institute for the Study of War, China earlier this month used a typhoon in the region to try to test MSA control of ships in the area.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • China’s Guangxi province, which was devastated by a typhoon in early July, said a month later that more than 150 people had died.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of typhoon

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