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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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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 1 July 2024
In the original Twister, Jo Harding (played by Helen Hunt) is a professor who reunites with her estranged meteorologist husband, Bill (Bill Paxton), to test out his prototype for a new tornado-data-gathering device on a uniquely powerful cyclone.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
In 1999, a super cyclone hit eastern India, killing almost 10,000 people.
—Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Seven cyclones with storm surge of more than 13 feet hit Bangladesh between 1970 and 2008.
—Mahadi Al Hasnat, Vox, 30 May 2024
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The cyclone hit Carriacou with maximum winds that were just 5 mph short of Category 5 status, the most powerful hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 1 July 2024
In the original Twister, Jo Harding (played by Helen Hunt) is a professor who reunites with her estranged meteorologist husband, Bill (Bill Paxton), to test out his prototype for a new tornado-data-gathering device on a uniquely powerful cyclone.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
In 1999, a super cyclone hit eastern India, killing almost 10,000 people.
—Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Seven cyclones with storm surge of more than 13 feet hit Bangladesh between 1970 and 2008.
—Mahadi Al Hasnat, Vox, 30 May 2024
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclone. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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