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wave cyclone

[ weyv-sahy-klohn ]
/ ˈweɪv ˈsaɪ kloʊn /

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

Words nearby wave cyclone

Wauwatosa, wave, wave-and-pay, wave band, wave-cut platform, wave cyclone, waved, wave down, wave election, wave energy, wave equation
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