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cyclonic
adjective
uk /saɪˈklɒn.ɪk/ us /saɪˈklɑː.nɪk/
If wind is cyclonic, it is moving in a circular direction towards an area of low atmospheric pressure:
Cyclonic winds have caused great destruction during the fire season in this part of Australia.
In the Pacific, tropical cyclonic storms cause destruction like nowhere else in the world.
If an area is cyclonic, it often has violent tropical storms:
She is working as an engineer on a housebuilding project in a cyclonic area in the Caribbean.
With its cyclonic climate, Mauritius is lush and green, with soft, white beaches on its east coast.
The walls and windows were flexing from the strong cyclonic winds.
The church was completely wrecked by a cyclonic storm.
We can have months of torrential and often cyclonic rain in the rainy season.
The island is outside the Caribbean cyclonic zone.
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