wave cyclone

[ weyv-sahy-klohn ]

/ ˈweɪv ˈsaɪ kloʊn /

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noun Meteorology.

a cyclone that forms on a front and, in maturing, produces an increasingly sharp, wavelike deformation of the front.

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Also called wave de·pres·sion

[weyvdee-presh-uhn] /ˈweɪv diˈprɛʃ ən/ .

Origin of wave cyclone

First recorded in 1935–40

Thus it attracted a wave of cowboy operators to fly passengers and cargo between cities.
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There have been previous waves of people moving to Texas, and we are now experiencing the latest wave.
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The army has since conducted a brutal wave of jailings against activists and journalists.
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We prefer to wave away the warning signs; like The Interview, Mulholland Drive was comfortably downplayed as over-the-top satire.
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What are your feelings about the wave of support that always immediately presents itself from the other side?
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But to wave this discourse of Heathens, how many self-contradicting principles are there held among Christians?
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The wave-like movement of these animals is particularly graceful and cleverly done.
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While you were admiring the long roll of the wave, a sudden spray would be dashed over you, and make you catch your breath!
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"Yes," said Punch, lifted up in his father's arms to wave good-bye.
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"I've brought ye thet Injun I wuz tellin' ye uv," she said, with a wave of her hand toward Alessandro.
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