Meanings
nountropical cyclone (plural tropical cyclones)
plural tropical cyclones
- broadlyA rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a circular or spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain, ranging in increasing strength from tropical depressions and tropical storm to hurricanes.
- broadlystrictlyA typhoon; a hurricane.
Translations
Catalan cicló tropical
- cicló tropical(broad sense)
Dutch tropische cycloon
- tropische cycloon(broad sense)
Estonian troopiline tsüklon
- troopiline tsüklon(broad sense)
Finnish trooppinen hirmumyrsky
- trooppinen hirmumyrsky(broad sense)
French cyclone tropical
- cyclone tropical(broad sense)
Greek τροπικός κυκλώνας
- τροπικός κυκλώνας (tropikós kyklónas)(broad sense)
Indonesian siklon tropis
- siklon tropis(broad sense)
Korean 열대저기압
- 열대저기압 (yeoldaejeogiap)(broad sense)
Polish cyklon tropikalny
- cyklon tropikalny(broad sense)
Portuguese ciclone tropical
- ciclone tropical(broad sense)
Russian тропи́ческий цикло́н
- тропи́ческий цикло́н (tropíčeskij ciklón)(broad sense)
Spanish ciclón tropical
- ciclón tropical(broad sense)
Tagalog bagyo
- bagyo(broad sense)
Ukrainian тропі́чний цикло́н
- тропі́чний цикло́н (tropíčnyj cyklón)(broad sense)
Vietnamese xoáy thuận nhiệt đới
- xoáy thuận nhiệt đới(broad sense)
Cite this entry
APA
tropical cyclone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropical%20cyclone
MLA
“tropical cyclone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropical%20cyclone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tropical cyclone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropical%20cyclone.
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