cyclone
/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/ nom B2En français : cyclone
- Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system. · Near-synonym: storm
- A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean. · Near-synonyms: typhoon, hurricane
- 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
Pluriel cyclones
Dans la bibliothèque
## Chapter I The Cyclone
There was no garret at all, and no cellar—except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path.
“There’s a cyclone coming, Em,” he called to his wife.
The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made it the exact center of the cyclone.
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