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Meaning of tropical storm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A cyclone within the tropics that has a certain range of wind speeds, typically having its thunderclouds organized in a spiral shape with wind speeds on the surface between about 30 and 75 miles (60–120 km) per hour.

Equivalents

Deutsch tropischer Wirbelsturm
Español tormenta tropical
Français cyclone tropical
Nederlands tropische storm
Tagalog unos tropiko

Examples

“Janice was a tropical depression 10 days ago, a tropical storm 5 days ago, and a hurricane yesterday and today.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tropical sweet potato tropical theileriosis tropical ulcer tropical warehouse moth tropical yam tropical year

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