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cyclone

/ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/

/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/

cyclonenoun

cyclones

/ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/

/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/

Translations

cycloneTerme de météorologie.

The cyclone caused widespread damage along the coast, uprooting trees and flooding streets.

Le cyclone a causé des dégâts considérables le long de la côte, déracinant des arbres et inondant des rues.

Additional translations

tempête cycloniqueEmploi descriptif, surtout pour insister sur la violence du phénomène.

Definitions

A large-scale air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, typically bringing strong winds and heavy rain.

The cyclone caused widespread damage along the coast, uprooting trees and flooding streets.

A system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.

Meteorologists are tracking the cyclone as it moves across the ocean towards the mainland.

Synonyms

cycloneadjective

/ˈsaɪkləʊn/

/ˈsaɪkloʊn/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to a cyclone (e.g., "cyclone warning").

Translations

cyclonique

A cyclone warning was issued for the coastal villages.

Une alerte cyclonique a été émise pour les villages côtiers.

Definitions

Relating to or associated with a cyclone; used before another noun to indicate such a connection.

A cyclone warning was issued for the coastal villages.

Synonyms