ciclone

Definitions of ciclone
  1. noun
    a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
    synonyms: bufera, burrasca, procella, tempesta, temporale, tifone, tornado, tromba d'aria, uragano
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    grandinata
    a storm during which hail falls
    tormenta
    a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
    scirocco
    a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
    bufera, burrasca, fortuna, fortunale, mareggiata, procella, tempesta
    (literary) a violent wind
    type of:
    fenomeno atmosferico
    a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
  2. noun
    a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
    synonyms: tifone, tornado, tromba d'aria, uragano
  3. noun
    (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
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    anticiclone
    (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
    type of:
    atmosfera
    the weather or climate at some place
  4. noun
    an alert and energetic person
    synonyms: tornado
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