wave cyclone

American  

[wayv sahy-klohn] / ˈweɪv ˈsaɪ kloʊn /

noun

Meteorology.

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

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Etymology

Origin of wave cyclone

First recorded in 1935–40

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