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cyclonically

Variant of cyclone

noun

  1. loosely a windstorm with a violent, whirling movement; tornado or hurricane
  2. Meteorol. a system of rotating winds over a vast area, spinning inward to a low pressure center (counterclockwise in the N Hemisphere) and generally causing stormy weather: commonly called a low, since it coexists with low barometric pressure

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