English Explanatory Dictionary

bomb cyclone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of extratropical cyclone characterized by high winds, a high level of precipitation, and rapid development.

Word forms

bomb cyclone bomb cyclones

Etymology

From bomb (“referring to the extreme rapidity of the storm's development”) + cyclone.

Related words

bombogenesis explosive cyclogenesis meteorological bomb weather bomb
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