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चक्रवात — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cyclone noun A large storm system with winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure.
  • hurricane noun A powerful rotating tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, typically forming over the Atlantic or eastern Pacific.
  • typhoon noun A powerful tropical storm that forms over the northwestern Pacific Ocean, equivalent to a hurricane elsewhere.
  • whirlwind noun A small, rapidly rotating column of air, such as a dust devil or small tornado.

Senses

चक्रवात is used for these senses in English:

  • whirlwind violent windstorm of limited extent characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air
  • cyclone rotating system of winds
  • typhoon hurricane in the Pacific
  • hurricane weather phenomenon

cyclone — full definition

  1. noun A large storm system with winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure.
  2. noun A tropical storm of this kind, especially one occurring in the Indian Ocean or South Pacific.

hurricane — full definition

  1. noun A powerful rotating tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, typically forming over the Atlantic or eastern Pacific.
  2. noun Any sudden, overwhelming rush of activity, emotion, or force.
  3. noun A sweet rum-based cocktail typically made with passion fruit and lemon juice.

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