Meanings
nounsubtropical cyclone (plural subtropical cyclones)
plural subtropical cyclones
- climatologyA rapidly-rotating storm system with some characteristics of a tropical cyclone, but also deriving some energy from baroclinic interactions.
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subtropical cyclone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtropical%20cyclone
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“subtropical cyclone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtropical%20cyclone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtropical cyclone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtropical%20cyclone.
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