"tropical cyclone" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (in the broad sense) a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a circular/spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain, ranging in increasing strength from tropical depressions and tropical storm to hurricanes. Synonyms (in the narrow sense): severe tropical cyclone
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  2. (in the narrow sense) typhoon, hurricane Synonyms: very intense tropical cyclone (english: used in the southern hemisphere and the Indian Ocean) Related terms: cyclone, hurricane, typhoon, tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, tempest, willy-willy
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations ((broad sense)): трапі́чны цыкло́н (trapíčny cyklón) [masculine] (Belarusian), bagyo (Bikol Central), cicló tropical [masculine] (Catalan), bagyo (Cebuano), tropische cycloon [masculine] (Dutch), troopiline tsüklon (Estonian), cyclone tropical [masculine] (French), τροπικός κυκλώνας (tropikós kyklónas) [masculine] (Greek), bagio (Ilocano), siklon tropis (Indonesian), pewek (Kankanaey), baggiu (Kapampangan), 열대저기압 (yeoldaejeogiap) (Korean), cyklon tropikalny [masculine] (Polish), ciclone tropical [masculine] (Portuguese), тропи́ческий цикло́н (tropíčeskij ciklón) [masculine] (Russian), ciclón tropical [masculine] (Spanish), bagyo (Tagalog), тропі́чний цикло́н (tropíčnyj cyklón) [masculine] (Ukrainian), xoáy thuận nhiệt đới (Vietnamese), bagyo (Waray-Waray)
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      "code": "war",
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      "sense": "(broad sense)",
      "word": "bagyo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "tropical cyclone"
  ],
  "word": "tropical cyclone"
}

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