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- noun Plural form of
cyclone .
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Examples
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The occurrence of Arctic cyclones is also on the rise, which contributes to ice breakup.
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Turns out the medal award lectures are not so interesting (although Leonard Bengtsson’s lecture on extra-tropical cyclones is worth it for his observations about the current state of the art in modeling cyclones).
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Turns out the medal award lectures are not so interesting (although Leonard Bengtsson’s lecture on extra-tropical cyclones is worth it for his observations about the current state of the art in modeling cyclones).
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Turns out the medal award lectures are not so interesting (although Leonard Bengtsson’s lecture on extra-tropical cyclones is worth it for his observations about the current state of the art in modeling cyclones).
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The season saw 13 named tropical cyclones, which is the basis of the contest.
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Storms are called cyclones, hurricanes or typhoons depending on where they are located.
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Storms are called cyclones; hurricanes are typhoons, depending on where they are in the world.
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If they go round and round _against_ the clock, like that, they are called cyclones, or depressions, or low-pressure systems.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 18th, 1920 Various
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But the observational record for the Atlantic is more detailed and goes back farther than for storms in the Indian Ocean, known as cyclones, or those in the Pacific, which are called typhoons.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2008
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Natural disasters, such as cyclones and floods, result in land loss and deterioration in the functional capabilities of soil.
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