Meaning of the word cyclone in English

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cyclone

US /ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/
UK /ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/
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Noun

1.

a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with an anticlockwise or clockwise circulation; a depression or tropical storm.

Example:
The powerful cyclone caused widespread destruction.
Meteorologists are tracking the path of the approaching cyclone.
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