extratropical cyclone
[ ek-struh-trop-i-kuh l, ek- ]
/ ˈɛk strəˈtrɒp ɪ kəl, ˌɛk- /
noun
any large-scale, cyclonic storm that is not a tropical cyclone, especially the common frontal cyclone of the middle and high latitudes.
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- extraterritoriality,
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Origin of extratropical cyclone
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
extratropical cyclone
[ ĕk′strə-trŏp′ĭ-kəl ]
See under cyclone.
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