Phrase guide

tropical cyclone

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a circular or spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain, ranging in increasing strength from tropical depressions and tropical storm to hurricanes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a circular or spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain, ranging in increasing strength from tropical depressions and tropical storm to hurricanes.

A typhoon; a hurricane.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Qualifier: strictly

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: трапі́чны цыкло́н (trapíčny cyklón) — (broad sense)
  • Central Bikol: bagyo — (broad sense)
  • Catalan: cicló tropical — (broad sense)
  • Cebuano: bagyo — (broad sense)
  • Dutch: tropische cycloon — (broad sense)
  • Estonian: troopiline tsüklon — (broad sense)
  • French: cyclone tropical — (broad sense)
  • Greek: τροπικός κυκλώνας (tropikós kyklónas) — (broad sense)
  • Ilocano: bagio — (broad sense)
  • Indonesian: siklon tropis — (broad sense)
  • Kankanaey: pewek — (broad sense)
  • Kapampangan: baggiu — (broad sense)
  • Korean: 열대저기압 (yeoldaejeogiap) — (broad sense)
  • Polish: cyklon tropikalny — (broad sense)
  • Portuguese: ciclone tropical — (broad sense)
  • Russian: тропи́ческий цикло́н (tropíčeskij ciklón) — (broad sense)
  • Spanish: ciclón tropical — (broad sense)
  • Tagalog: bagyo — (broad sense)
  • Ukrainian: тропі́чний цикло́н (tropíčnyj cyklón) — (broad sense)
  • Vietnamese: xoáy thuận nhiệt đới — (broad sense)
  • Waray-Waray: bagyo — (broad sense)