cyclone vs hurricane vs tornado
Definitions
noun
- (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
- a violent rotating windstorm
Examples
It seemed impossible that anyone could come alive through that cyclone of destruction.
It seemed impossible that anyone could come alive through that cyclone of destruction.
There has been no trend in tropical cyclone intensity or frequency worldwide.
Definitions
noun
- a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
Examples
A hurricane is bearing down on central America.
Rescue teams worked desperately to restore utilities in the area shattered by the hurricane.
The hurricane wreaked terrible damage on the east coast, at Miami and the Florida Keys.
Definitions
noun
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
Examples
Tornadoes ripped into the southern United States yesterday.
We have come to see the tornado in all of its glory, not the ant-like humans that scurry about in its path.
Typical mesocyclonic tornadoes are caused by intense thunderstorms with appropriate vertical and directional wind shear.
