tropical cyclone

[ trop-i-kuhl sahy-klohn ]

noun

, Meteorology.

1. a warm-core cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area, generally beginning as a tropical depression and having the potential to intensify and develop into a hurricane or typhoon, classifications that depend on where the storm is occurring.

tropical cyclone

/ trŏp′ĭ-kəl /

1. See under cyclone

Word History and Origins

Origin of tropical cyclone¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Tropical cyclone Oswald has produced a blanketing of sea foam in parts of Queensland, Australia.

From The Daily Beast

On September 18 a tropical cyclone was central near these islands.

From Project Gutenberg