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eyewall

eyewall noun: a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather of a cyclone occurs.

Noun

eyewall (plural eyewalls)

  1. A ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather of a cyclone occurs.

Forms of eyewall

pluraleyewalls

Origin of eyewall

From eye + wall.

Words formed from eyewall

Phrases with eyewall

Questions about eyewall

What does eyewall mean?
Eyewall means a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather of a cyclone occurs.
What part of speech is eyewall?
Eyewall is a noun.
What is the plural of eyewall?
The plural of eyewall is eyewalls.

Words near eyewall in the dictionary

  1. eyetracker
  2. eyetrackers
  3. eyetracking
  4. eyetracks
  5. eyets
  6. eyewall
  7. eyewall mesovortex
  8. eyewall mesovortices
  9. eyewalls
  10. eyeward
  11. eyewards

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