cyclone
/ˈsaɪkloʊn/
noun
- A large, powerful storm with strong winds that rotate around a center of low pressure.
- The cyclone destroyed hundreds of homes along the coast.
- People were warned to evacuate before the cyclone made landfall.
- A cyclone in the Indian Ocean caused massive waves and flooding.
- A system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure; a depression or low-pressure system.
- The weather report showed a cyclone moving eastward across the continent.
- Meteorologists study cyclones to predict weather patterns.
- Cyclones often bring cloudy skies and rain to the region.