"eyewall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eyewalls [plural]
Etymology: From eye + wall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|eye|wall}} eye + wall Head templates: {{en-noun}} eyewall (plural eyewalls)
  1. A ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather of a cyclone occurs. Wikipedia link: eyewall Derived forms: eyewall mesovortex Translations (ring of towering thunderstorms of a cyclone): oogmuur (Afrikaans), paret de l'ull [feminine] (Catalan), oogmuur (Dutch), pilvivalli (Finnish), mur de l’œil [masculine] (French), Eyewall (German), Augenwall (German), muro dell'occhio [masculine] (Italian), pared del ojo [feminine] (Spanish), muro del ojo [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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