ciclón — meaning in English

English meaning

• cyclone noun A large storm system with winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure.
• tornado noun A violently spinning column of air that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch the ground, capable of destroying almost everything in its path.

Senses

ciclón is used for these senses in English:

• tornado (meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.

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.

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