cyclone
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
- A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.
- The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
- A strong wind.
- A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator
Verb
- To separate using a cyclone separator.
- To storm as a cyclone.
- To whirl in spirals as a result of a cyclone or whirlwind-like force.
- To storm wildly; to be in a frenzy.
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