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tropical cyclone

Meteorol. a cyclone, originating over tropical seas, ranging in diameter from c. 96 to 1,609 km (c. 60 to 1,000 mi) and developing winds up to about 200 mph

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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