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a
: a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain
b
: tornado
2
: any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (such as solid particles from gases)
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Mozambique has endured a series of increasingly catastrophic cyclones in recent years, highlighting the region's vulnerability to severe weather.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Already battered, Mayotte hunkers down for cyclone #2
Why is California’s wind blowing so hard in January?
—Sharmeen Morrison, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
Mayotte was also again opening cyclone shelters at schools and community centers for those in need, the prefecture said.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Before leaving exiting the U.S. into Canada's Maritimes region on Monday, the storm cyclone is set to trigger lake-effect snow from the upper Great Lakes.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Mozambique has endured a series of increasingly catastrophic cyclones in recent years, highlighting the region's vulnerability to severe weather.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Already battered, Mayotte hunkers down for cyclone #2
Why is California’s wind blowing so hard in January?
—Sharmeen Morrison, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
Mayotte was also again opening cyclone shelters at schools and community centers for those in need, the prefecture said.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclone. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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