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tropical depression

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An organized low-pressure system of thunderclouds with closed surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of less than 34 knots (63 km) per hour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • Janice was a tropical depression 10 days ago, a tropical storm 5 days ago, and a hurricane yesterday and today.

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: tropische depressie — region of low pressure
  • Polish: depresja tropikalna — region of low pressure
  • Spanish: depresión tropical — region of low pressure
  • Tagalog: depresyong tropiko — region of low pressure