tropical cyclone

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Noun

tropical cyclone (plural tropical cyclones)

(in the broad sense) a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a circular/spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain, ranging in increasing strength from tropical depressions and tropical storm to hurricanes.
(in the narrow sense) typhoon, hurricane

Synonyms

(in the narrow sense) severe tropical cyclone, very intense tropical cyclone (used in the southern hemisphere and the Indian Ocean)

Translations

(broad sense)

Belarusian: трапі́чны цыкло́н m (trapíčny cyklón)
Bikol Central: bagyo (bcl)
Catalan: cicló tropical m
Cebuano: bagyo
Dutch: tropische cycloon m
Estonian: troopiline tsüklon
French: cyclone tropical (fr) m
Ilocano: bagio
Indonesian: siklon tropis (id)
Kapampangan: baggiu
Korean: 열대저기압 (ko) (yeoldaejeogiap)
Polish: cyklon tropikalny m
Portuguese: ciclone tropical (pt) m
Russian: тропи́ческий цикло́н m (tropíčeskij ciklón)
Spanish: ciclón tropical (es) m
Tagalog: bagyo (tl)
Ukrainian: тропі́чний цикло́н m (tropíčnyj cyklón)
Vietnamese: xoáy thuận nhiệt đới
Waray-Waray: bagyo

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