tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically : hurricane

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There are currently no active TCs (tropical cyclones), and the National Hurricane Center is not monitoring areas for TC formation in the next week. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Researchers say that more attention needs to be placed on the threat of tropical cyclones — a term that includes hurricanes and tropical storms — to Southern California. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The potential tropical cyclone is in the Gulf of Mexico, 130 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana and 230 miles southeast of Port Arthur, Texas. — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Tropical Storm Dolly, the fourth tropical cyclone of the 2026 hurricane season, formed in the Atlantic on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tropical cyclone

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tropical cyclone was in 1851

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