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 cyclone cyclone /sɪˈkloʊn/

noun

  1. A violent rotating windstorm  ( cyclone )
    a violent rotating windstorm
     The coastal regions are always prepared for the potential threat of a cyclone.
    The coastal regions are always prepared for the potential threat of a cyclone.
  2. (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern  ( cyclone )
    (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
     Coastal regions must prepare for the devastating impacts of a cyclone.
    Coastal regions must prepare for the devastating impacts of a cyclone.