Meanings
nountropical depression (plural tropical depressions)
plural tropical depressions
- climatologyAn organized low-pressure system of thunderclouds with closed surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of less than 34 knots (63 km) per hour.
Janice was a tropical depression 10 days ago, a tropical storm 5 days ago, and a hurricane yesterday and today.
Translations
Dutch tropische depressie
- tropische depressieregion of low pressure
Polish depresja tropikalna
- depresja tropikalnaregion of low pressure
Spanish depresión tropical
- depresión tropicalregion of low pressure
Tagalog depresyong tropiko
- depresyong tropikoregion of low pressure
Cite this entry
APA
tropical depression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropical%20depression
MLA
“tropical depression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropical%20depression. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tropical depression,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropical%20depression.
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