tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically : hurricane

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Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) are monitoring three disturbances in the Atlantic, one of which has a 70 percent chance to develop into a tropical cyclone, after Hurricane Gil weakened into a tropical storm in the Pacific. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025 The forecast model suggests that the coasts of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina have a 50-70% chance of a tropical cyclone developing by Aug. 10. Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025 Specifically, the tool uses microwaves to penetrate clouds and obtain a clearer picture of the inner structure of a tropical cyclone. Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 30 July 2025 The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disorganized group of showers and thunderstorms east of the Caribbean, with odds of it forming into a tropical cyclone slightly decreasing on Monday, July 21. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tropical cyclone

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tropical cyclone was in 1851

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“Tropical cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20cyclone. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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