"tropical depression" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tropical depressions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tropical depression (plural tropical depressions)
  1. (meteorology) organized low-pressure system of thunderclouds with closed surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of less than 34 knots (63 km) per hour. Wikipedia link: tropical depression Categories (topical): Meteorology Related terms: hurricane, typhoon, tropical storm Translations (region of low pressure): tropische depressie [feminine] (Dutch), depresión tropical [feminine] (Spanish), depresyong tropiko (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-tropical_depression-en-noun-ZE4J0uqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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