Cyclone

//ˈsaɪ.kloʊn//

"Cyclone" in a Sentence (23 examples)

The eye of the cyclone is surrounded by the eyewall, a ring of thunderstorms where the most severe weather occurs.

Scientists differ over how hurricanes and volcanoes might interact, including the question of whether low atmospheric pressure from a major cyclone could help trigger an eruption.

Algeria isn't in a cyclone region.

The cyclone destroyed everything in its path.

A powerful Scandinavian cyclone is approaching.

A powerful cyclone paralyzed Europe.

Experts say a fresh cyclone forming near the island nation of Mauritius could hamper rescue efforts and worsen damage in the region.

Meteorologists nicknamed the storm a "bomb cyclone," the second such phenomenon in two months, named for how quickly the barometric pressure falls during such an event.

The conference is taking place against the backdrop of the devastation wrought by Cyclone Pam last week in Vanuatu.

The cyclone had given the unbroken house to a land of divine beauty.

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Near-synonym: storm

Near-synonyms: typhoon, hurricane

The product is cycloned and overflow at 45-50% solids is pumped to primary flotation where 50-70% of the copper is removed as a 21% concentrate.

The Syncrude Tar Sand Mine in Alberta, Canada uses a similar hydraulic cell construction technique to raise tailings embankments, although tailings are not cycloned.

Some catsup manufacturers demand a hot break before the tomatoes are cycloned in order to retain the largest possible amount of pectin from the tomatoes.

What difference if it rained, hailed, blew, snowed, cycloned?

White dust was cycloning at the bottom of ravines that cut for miles into the red flatness

Pine needles cycloned wildly as Jan swung her car into the Institute's parking lot.

The unicorn stamped and gave him a scornful look as Sally cycloned away from them, but Wulfric laughed to himself a crafty laugh.

He raised his arms in supplication even as the cloak's hood blew back and his hair cycloned—like he was standing in a vortex.

When Whyte got an eyeful of our groundsman's Barkjano ass bouncing to a rapid beat, he exploded, not so much in words as in gestures and a rapid departure that contained far greater energy than a trifling “storm”—he cycloned-whirlwinded-squalled and thundergaled out of the house and the whole barbecue.

The winds of change cycloned around Rhodesia and the debris began to fall within its borders.

Now, all of a sudden, I had to juggle class schedules with study time and assignment deadlines and work hours. It quickly cycloned into a sort of frantic agitation with all-nighters, near misses, and frenzied nerves.

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