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cyclones

cyclones is the plural of cyclone.

Meaning of cyclone

Noun

cyclone (plural cyclones)

  1. (broadly) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
    • Near-synonym: storm
    Synonyms:
    storm
  2. (specifically) A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.
    • Near-synonyms: typhoon, hurricane
    Synonyms:
    typhoon, hurricane
  3. (informal) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
  4. (informal) A strong wind.
  5. A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator

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Phrases with cyclones

Questions about cyclones

What is cyclones the plural of?
Cyclones is the plural of cyclone.

Words near cyclones in the dictionary

  1. cycloned
  2. cyclonelike
  3. cycloneolignane
  4. cycloneolignanes
  5. cyclonerodiol
  6. cyclones
  7. cycloneuralian
  8. cycloneuralians
  9. cyclonic
  10. cyclonic separation
  11. cyclonic storm

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